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I’ve invented an image

I can live with,

a picture of how I want

to seem to others.



But what I really see

when I am alone

is riddled with cracks,

a fractured heart.



I’m been damaged

by our people’s

impression of me,

dented by rejection.



I play hide-and-seek

with the reflection

because I don’t want

to see this broken face.



A mirror is for examining

ourselves and adjusting

when something

needs to change.



We cannot avoid

the truth it reveals;

you must fix how

you see yourself.