~~~
She looked at herself in the mirror
and shimmied a little, smiling at her
wan face, saying, “you look lovely!”
As though in apology to her own
reflection that didn’t smile back.
But replied in her head, “you liar!”
Her heart dropped into her belly,
that sea of tremulousness. “I love you,”
she cried in desperate defiance.
“You sentimental fool!” Old, hazy
voices rose from forgotten graves.
“You are not real.” She railed at
their fuzzy persistence. “Who do
you think you are?” Old shame
surfaced like dirty foam. “You’re
lies I believed for far too long.”
“Don’t delude yourself.” “I am
truth. I am light. I am pure love.”
She leaned toward her reflection
blurred through the tears, kissed
it. Her lover, her eternal friend.
It glowed and grew. It smiled back
through the misty glass. The sun
rose from the sea of grey, lifted
her heart, gave it wings. Light
pulsated through her veins, “Hello
Sunshine!” Her eyes twinkled back.
~~~
dVerse Poets Pub hosted by Victoria this week asks us to write a poem in conversation style.
Oh when confidence is shattered, the mirror is no longer your friend. It’s an enemy filled with all those echoes, all those voices (imagined and real)… It takes a lot of courage to break that spell.
True Bjorn. Thanks 🙂
mirror tells the truth…sigh…i like the voices used here….
Thanks Sumana.
This is such a profound piece. Beautifully executed! 🙂
Thanks Sanaa.
This is so good–something I think many of us can relate to. That battle within ours selves when we are so conflicted and prone to guilt. Really well done.
Thanks Victoria. Great prompt!
I like the positive attitude in the end ~ Our self talk must be uplifting and full of confidence ~ I know its easy to indulge in negative self talk but we must walk away from it ~ Enjoyed this one ~
Thanks Grace.
Light
pulsated through her veins, “Hello
Sunshine!” Her eyes twinkled back.
Self-talk looking through the mirror can be most refreshing. More so when it gives the feel good feeling at the close!
Hank
Thanks Hank
Oh the beauty.. the fountain of youth
is all feeling.. all else
is illusion..
close one’s
eYes and see
Truth and Light
comes as REAL..
and most importantly
keep moving.. connecting
creating.. feel JUST FEEL…:)
WORDS ARE NEVER EVER now..
ENOUGH.. smiles.. Heaven NOW..:)
Thanks Katie
We’re often our worst critic when we should be self-coaching!
True. And there are the voices from the past we have internalised.
Some may be helpful, but others are not…
It is hard to filter out the voices of negativity…our own and those of others. I really like the way you incorporated the dialogue into this piece so seamlessly.
Thanks 🙂