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Mirror
Mirror
By Muriel Palanca
I look in the mirror. What do I see?
A lonely girl who wants to be free.
She's trapped inside but wants to come out.
Nobody hears her silent shouts.
Nobody gets her even though they try.
Sometimes she wishes that she would just die.
They push her too hard but it's never enough.
She just wanted support. Just wanted to be loved.
She smiles on the outside but cries like the rain.
She tries to be tough but inside she feels pain.
Her world is so shattered. The skies fallen down.
When it's put back together she'll be six feet underground.
They all pass her by not even a hello.
If they didn't want her there why didn't they just say so?
She stares back at me her heart so paralyzed.
Every time her heart breaks a part of her dies.
Her eyes are like mine and yet so afraid.
None of it real. Just an image she made.
Her life is so empty. An endless black hole.
It took all her freedom. It tore up her soul.
No more bright lights. Just an angel of death.
Waiting to take her until her last breath.
I look in the mirror. What do I see?
The truth behind bars. That girl is me.
Very good!