From the editor: when reading this poem for the first time, I imagined a conversation between 2 people in a relationship – until I read the final 2 lines. Reading the poem as a whole spoke greatly to the perceptions some of us may have about ourselves; while it’s not the cheeriest start to the September month, I loved the poem too much to not post. Let me know what you think about Mirrors down below!✨
Written by Anonymous
Mirrors
I see you as you see me
I stand before you, begging:
let me free
you say you can see all that I am
do you really?
Because all I see –
is what you show me
I stare
deeper and deeper
into your blank expression
Wondering if I’m more of a friend
or a foe to you
Questioning me with self-doubt,
still wondering if I seem low to you
Then I realise…
you’re just my reflection
A mirror image of my own dark soul.
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