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Posted by Daisym on May 30, 2005, at 19:34:23
I want to share this in therapy but I'm not sure I won't feel silly. Will you guys tell me what you think? I just finished it but it has been in my head for weeks.
The Girl In The Mirror
I glance in the mirror and stop, Amazed at what I see.
I recognize the eyes, But the rest just isn’t me.
I see this older person, With lines upon her face,
And shadows dark beneath those eyes, My mother in my place.I stare at me awhile, The reflection starts to swirl;
I see a grown up standing there, Yet I feel a little girl.
I marvel at this woman, Dressed in my mother’s clothes
Confident and ready, As off to work she goes.I look a little longer, Wonder how she came to be.
Everything so familiar, But still she isn’t me.I question this mirror person, How can we be this old?
While still I feel so very young, With stories never told?I look a little closer; Searching for her fear.
Why is the pain I feel inside, Not reflected here?Look again, I hear her whisper, From deep inside she cries.
Look behind the practiced mask, Look at the tortured eyes.She flickers into focus, Haunts me with her stare.
An achingly familiar face, Such sadness mirrored there.Then she’s gone, a ghost again, She’s just a memory.
Hiding the reflection of
…the me that can not be…
…the me you’ll never see…
…but the me I long to be.
Posted by happyflower on May 30, 2005, at 20:06:44
In reply to A Poem I wrote, posted by Daisym on May 30, 2005, at 19:34:23
I feel your poem so much, it is so wonderful, I would show your T, they will so proud of you. Really I don't know what to say, you made me speechless.
Posted by TamaraJ on May 30, 2005, at 20:27:48
In reply to A Poem I wrote, posted by Daisym on May 30, 2005, at 19:34:23
A very moving and powerful poem. It gave me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing it.
Tamara
Posted by sleepygirl on May 30, 2005, at 23:07:26
In reply to A Poem I wrote, posted by Daisym on May 30, 2005, at 19:34:23
Posted by 10derHeart on May 31, 2005, at 0:37:36
In reply to A Poem I wrote, posted by Daisym on May 30, 2005, at 19:34:23
Daisy, do please share it.
It's so beautiful and real.
Oh, I hope you take it to therapy.
(He may get those tears in his eyes again, though)
Posted by alexandra_k on June 1, 2005, at 3:02:55
In reply to A Poem I wrote, posted by Daisym on May 30, 2005, at 19:34:23
Yeah Daisy, its good.
Its touching and beautiful.I know its always a little embarrasing sharing poems
But I think your t would like it
:-)I don't like mirrors...
I'm afraid of what who I'll see..
Posted by jdjour on June 2, 2005, at 15:42:28
In reply to Re: A Poem I wrote » Daisym, posted by alexandra_k on June 1, 2005, at 3:02:55
Daisym,
I'm brand new to Babble - wow!
Your poem, for all of it's despair, strikes me as also deeply hopeful. Who are we if we can't go this deep inside, and yet how many of us will take the risk? Humanity has failed historically when we haven't looked at ourselves honestly. The same is so true of our personal selves. Thanks for your stunning words.
Posted by littleone on June 2, 2005, at 21:41:14
In reply to Re: A Poem I wrote, posted by jdjour on June 2, 2005, at 15:42:28
I have no words to descibe the effect your poem had on me. But it has affected me deeply. Thank you for sharing. And please share how your T reacts. I hope you show it to him.
Posted by Daisym on June 4, 2005, at 19:36:25
In reply to Re: A Poem I wrote » jdjour, posted by littleone on June 2, 2005, at 21:41:14
I shared it. He said he liked it. He said it sounded like it was written from my inside out, part little girl, part lonely woman.
He asked if he could keep it. He asked if he could see others. I don't know about that. Writing is so personal. He said, "and therapy isn't???" OK< fine!
Thanks for all the nice words. You are all very kind.
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