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Unrecognisable
There is an image in my mirror looking back at me,
I don't recognise these features in this stranger that I see,
the eyes are no longer windows that show into the soul,
instead they look back lifeless as dull and dark as coal,
gone is the mouth that held a smile or opened wide to sing,
instead there sits a chapped cracked line to scared to say a thing,
no longer is there laughter lines that decorate the eyes,
replaced by puffy pillows from all the rivers that she cries,
where is the skin that shone so bright with a happy healthy glow
instead stares back a pale drained face tired of putting on a show,
There is an image in my mirror that one day will not be there,
sad and full of loneliness with a soul that's been stripped bare
that image in the mirror has turned its back on me
walking into nothingness longing to be free,
now there is no image in the mirror to behold
instead there is an emptiness that's sad and dark and cold.
-PW-
I don't recognise these features in this stranger that I see,
the eyes are no longer windows that show into the soul,
instead they look back lifeless as dull and dark as coal,
gone is the mouth that held a smile or opened wide to sing,
instead there sits a chapped cracked line to scared to say a thing,
no longer is there laughter lines that decorate the eyes,
replaced by puffy pillows from all the rivers that she cries,
where is the skin that shone so bright with a happy healthy glow
instead stares back a pale drained face tired of putting on a show,
There is an image in my mirror that one day will not be there,
sad and full of loneliness with a soul that's been stripped bare
that image in the mirror has turned its back on me
walking into nothingness longing to be free,
now there is no image in the mirror to behold
instead there is an emptiness that's sad and dark and cold.
-PW-
Author's Note
Anything I write is like...my diary, a release as its impossible too speak to a person face to face and explain my mind, don't you find when asked how you feel its like some hits the stop button and you forget how to speak? it is also a way of reaching out to those who feel what I write, an invisible message to say, I hear you, I see you, you are not alone <3
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Re. Unrecognisable
8th Jun 2024 7:48pm
Re. Unrecognisable
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8th Jun 2024 8:25pm
ty! I will read through, I have read a few of yours and they are very relatable
Re. Unrecognisable
8th Jun 2024 8:57pm
Truth to power. The real beauty, i believe, is inside, and who knows Mama was right when she said,""Beauty is only i's only skin deep." Hugs and love, Oral
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8th Jun 2024 9:36pm
One saying I like to give to another is, we are all imperfect which makes us unique and perfect in our own way, a true light that shines without judgment is one that shines brighter even if they only see darkness. Lol I.guess we give advice better than we take it ourselves, thankyou 😊 hugs and love returned, -PW-
Re: Re. Unrecognisable
9th Jun 2024 1:13am
You are so true. Every day in the school of life we are learning: stopping things, changing, and move forward. THIS IS THE DAY. Hugs and love, Oral
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Re. Unrecognisable
8th Jun 2024 9:21pm
Very powerful piece! I felt every word of it. I very much related to
it because I have MDD and OCD. This is a fantastic poem.
it because I have MDD and OCD. This is a fantastic poem.
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Re: Re. Unrecognisable
8th Jun 2024 9:39pm
Thankyou so much, sometimes just knowing that others relate helps so much 🌹🌹
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8th Jun 2024 9:48pm
I agree wholeheartedly with you. You have a wonderful way with words. I'm so happy our paths crossed.
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9th Jun 2024 00:36am
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Re. Unrecognisable
9th Jun 2024 2:32am
The mirror is an unforgiving place.
Everything in this piece has been felt by every
human being at one time or another.
But every day is a new beginning.
Sometimes I feel we beat ourselves up over life - with good reason - but
sometimes we should also give ourselves a break too:)
it's okay to not always have it together.
I've learned that - too many times I've felt unrecognizable in that freaking mirror:)
Everything in this piece has been felt by every
human being at one time or another.
But every day is a new beginning.
Sometimes I feel we beat ourselves up over life - with good reason - but
sometimes we should also give ourselves a break too:)
it's okay to not always have it together.
I've learned that - too many times I've felt unrecognizable in that freaking mirror:)
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Re. Unrecognisable
9th Jun 2024 2:56pm
Deeply relatable.
Often the happiest people carry the burden of the deepest darkness just below the surface of their skin. Those you'd suspect the least to be suffering the weight of depression to any level are the ones calling from a realm of absolute silence for a helping hand they may never receive.
I know iv been there. The greatest gift in life is to stumble upon someone who's also ventured those dark corners of reality, and somehow managed to find a way out, or embrace it. Xxx
Often the happiest people carry the burden of the deepest darkness just below the surface of their skin. Those you'd suspect the least to be suffering the weight of depression to any level are the ones calling from a realm of absolute silence for a helping hand they may never receive.
I know iv been there. The greatest gift in life is to stumble upon someone who's also ventured those dark corners of reality, and somehow managed to find a way out, or embrace it. Xxx
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9th Jun 2024 3:15pm
Incredibly true, Its often the case that we never wish to make others feel that darkness that overcomes you, being empathic also draws others in the dark to you so then you take on theirs, like a never ending web that spins around you until you are cocooned with barely the space to breath. thankyou for the kind words good Sir xxx
Re. Unrecognisable
10th Jun 2024 10:46am
The sadness and darkness is palpable. Look for change, for the better, in the mirror
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