Ignored in the reflection
Kept in a blind spot or below
Conscious thought
But when the light falls wrong,
Or her eyes search too hard,
They are painted in grating contrast
Screaming out against the skin
Restoring their past pain to view
And to heart
And in that reflection
The only highlights are flaws
Flaws that remain
Flaws that remind her
But do not define her
Unless she lets them