my eyes were downcast,
never meeting my reflection,
my body shrunk into itself
when shame embraced me.
I straightened my shoulders,
and shame got out of the way.
I kept my arms out, forming a bubble
that shame could never, ever break.
and once I did that,
I greeted the mirror,
and my reflection smiled
for the first time.
Apr 20, 2021
Apr 20, 2021 at 1:09 AM UTC
my eyes were downcast,
never meeting my reflection,
my body shrunk into itself
when shame embraced me.
I straightened my shoulders,
and shame got out of the way.
I kept my arms out, forming a bubble
that shame could never, ever break.
and once I did that,
I greeted the mirror,
and my reflection smiled
for the first time.
