She gazed, staring into her own pupils..
fixing her brows
smoothing those lines beside her widening closed grin
Fixating heavily on skin disregarding what lie beneath
A facade of certainty in worth or power
False knowledge of what the importance weighed
A mirror showing to her an image
Familiarity in shapes & shades
A contentment enrobed her shoulders
As she twitched and straightened her posture
The women glared
..The men looked on
Watching her pull hair behind one ear and then free it again
Discomforted Ticks unraveling
A soft glimmer in her eye pinning back all tell
This is what I see, and this is what I'll show..
In a moment she perceived to be alone
She was safe with her own reflection
In her own head space but still seen
Onlookers peering, counting the moments of doubt
Clocking the paces and plotting the course in directions
A two sided mirror ..with many reflections
Mar 25, 2014
Mar 25, 2014 at 6:20 AM UTC
She gazed, staring into her own pupils..
fixing her brows
smoothing those lines beside her widening closed grin
Fixating heavily on skin disregarding what lie beneath
A facade of certainty in worth or power
False knowledge of what the importance weighed
A mirror showing to her an image
Familiarity in shapes & shades
A contentment enrobed her shoulders
As she twitched and straightened her posture
The women glared
..The men looked on
Watching her pull hair behind one ear and then free it again
Discomforted Ticks unraveling
A soft glimmer in her eye pinning back all tell
This is what I see, and this is what I'll show..
In a moment she perceived to be alone
She was safe with her own reflection
In her own head space but still seen
Onlookers peering, counting the moments of doubt
Clocking the paces and plotting the course in directions
A two sided mirror ..with many reflections
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