I wake up and walk to the bathroom
pearching on the countertop like a cat.
looking at the reflection on the girl that stares back at me.
sometimes i see me
and sometimes i see someone else
sometimes i see someone pretty
and sometimes i see someone horrendous.
and the worst times are when i see the truth.
the tired eyes i have to keep wide during the day so i dont look like a bitch
the abnormally round face
the eyebrows that seem to always be stuck in a frown
the only thing i find pretty about that truth is her eyes
her sage green eyes framed by long lashes
its her pride and joy
the thing she loves most about her self
she doesnt think shes the ugliest thing shes ever seen
but i dont think im the prettiest either
my fingers type the truth my words cannot say.
though my thoughts can scream it.
she knows shes pretty.
and yet she feels so not.
no matter what people say
are they speaking the truth?
have they looked in the same mirror as her and seen what she has,
or do they see something different?
I'll never know.
Maybe the girl that sees through the lying glass knows.
YOU ARE READING
The bodies in the graveyard of my mind.
PoetryHow do I tell the world the way I feel about you like I tell the moon?