REFLECTION
When I look into the mirror, all that I see
Is a reflection of a person but I don’t see me
Grey blue eyes, dark brown hair
She is someone staring back
With a lifeless glare
I wonder in the mirror there
Who is that girl with long brown hair
Who is she, what goes on in there?
Does she have thoughts or dreams to share
Them sad eyes in the mirror
They tell many a sad tale
Of each moment that she tried
Then how badly she failed
The lines and signs all over her face
Say life has been tough, she feels out of place
The mirror tells a different story
How she would love some fame and glory
But as the years have past her by,
she wonders how to even try
to see her reflection and learn how to smile
©Poem By Melanie Palliser
She sits alone in the quiet of her room, shadows stretching long as the day fades. Her thoughts wander through the maze of fears she keeps locked inside—a fear of being unseen, unheard, and unloved. Each echo of loneliness feels like a weight, pressing down on her heart, reminding her of the spaces where connection should be but isn’t.
Yet within this solitude, there’s a fragile strength. She reflects on the moments when fear held her back, and the times she longed for a hand to hold, a voice to reach out. Her loneliness is not just emptiness; it is a mirror reflecting her deepest hopes and vulnerabilities.
As night deepens, she begins to understand that these fears and this loneliness are part of her story, chapters that shape her resilience. The quiet becomes a space for healing, a place where she can gather courage to step forward, to seek light beyond the shadows, and to embrace the possibility of connection once more.