The Mirror Never Lies
Free Verse
The mirror never lies,
it tells me that I am
running out of time,
it tells me how I am seen
by those who pass me by —
it tells the truth
by simply showing
what I am now,
even if I believe
that it isn’t really me.
But who is the true self,
the one I see before me,
or the one within —
the one that lingers
beneath the surface,
unvalued and unseen?
I find comfort
in reflecting from
the inside out,
but never from
the outside in.
I still cannot tell
which one I am
supposed to be.
I still do not know
how to be me.
The waters of my soul
reflect the various selves
that I wish to be,
while the mirror
shows me exactly
what I am
unwilling to see —
the outer shell
that supersedes
everything that lies
within me.