mirror

No one is as cruel,

As the girl in the mirror.

She says the rudest things,

As she looks on in horror.

Her words full of scorn,

She’s vicious and she’s vile.

She won’t even hesitate,

To ridicule my smile.

It’s hard to imagine,

Anyone so mean.

But she points and she says,

That she hates everything.

I’ve known her for so long,

I’m used to her by now.

But it seems as of late,

She’s become rather loud.

She makes new discoveries,

She finds things to hate.

Her eyes that search me,

Are filled with disdain.

She’s harsh to my face,

Like she doesn’t even care.

She knows I can hear her,

She sees me standing there.

Sometimes it’s a whisper,

Sometimes she will scream.

But no matter how she says it,

It’s only ever mean.

I’ve tried to find a different girl,

To look back at me.

But no matter the mirror,

The same girl I always see.