Mirrored Reflection (SC Monday Challenge)

Many times I look at myself
And I see someone I can not face
So many fears unfold
So many lies I’ve told
M Y S E L F
Just so I can see me
Just so I face the world
And not be this shy little girl
Afraid of what other’s might think
Afraid of what they might see
Will they see me?
Am I really that vain?
Is fear what runs through my veins?

In time I come to realize
That that shy little girl
Has to stand up and face them all
Stand tall….
Face myself every time I fall

I can’t change …
What I have done?
Who I have hurt?
Or how it occurred?
Cause its all in the past
I can only reflect on it
Meditate just a little bit
Bring peace to myself
And let that little girl shine
Let her glow be bright

I can only look forward
B
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M
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Be positive
Encourage others to stay strong
Live through my words
Understand what I have told
And see the real me
Know I am far from perfect
Flaws I have plenty
Mistakes I’ve made many
But for every action
There is a reaction

Now I must view myself wisely
So when I look in the mirror
I can look past …
All the doubt
All the fears
All the insecurities
All the sadness
All the pain
All the hate
All the torment
I have accumulated over the years
I can finally see and love me
Dust myself off
Polish my heart and soul
Let the rain take all these thoughts away
And bring light in so I can let love in…

Planted Daisies2009


“There are at least two kinds of cowards.
One kind always lives with himself, afraid to face the world.
The other kind lives with the world, afraid to face himself. " ~Roscoe Snowden

"We must be our own before we can be another's." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson