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Mirror & Illusion

October 7, 2013
By falling_UP PLATINUM, Grand Marais, Michigan
falling_UP PLATINUM, Grand Marais, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." Stephen Chbosky - Perks of Being A Wallflower


A mirror stands mounted on your wall
So shiny and clear it seems to be glass
but your face is always reflected back.
You face smiles, yet it doesn't reach your eyes
And you try your hardest
but your smile fades,
Replaced by the frown of frustration.
Your brow wrinkles
and your mirror becomes dirty
Your reflection becomes hidden
and your mirror cracks.
But out bursts a shining, smiling, face
One that erases your frustrations,
and turns your frown around,
But then you realize that,
you were wrong.
And your reflection is goen.
So all that is left is....
Your Daughter
She broke out of your hold,
Her smile is new
and the heart she earned is bigger
Than yours ever was.
So she is the fairest of them all
Her humanity shines through
the angelic shell she wears
And through it all
She is still your Daughter,
Brave and True
and fairer than YOU.


The author's comments:
I read the story of Snow White recently and I was inspired to write this by it.

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on Oct. 10 2013 at 9:12 am
falling_UP PLATINUM, Grand Marais, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." Stephen Chbosky - Perks of Being A Wallflower

Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it!

on Oct. 9 2013 at 11:51 am
sadesdd DIAMOND, Elma, Iowa
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Love the poem, and love the inspiration:)