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In the Mirror

May 18, 2010
By DaylightDarkness SILVER, Littleton, Colorado
DaylightDarkness SILVER, Littleton, Colorado
9 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone's crazy. You know why? We all want to be normal. Well, we cant define normal, and, the people you can point at and say, well isn't he/she normal are rare. Doesnt that kind of defeat the pupose of normal? -My Friend


I look in the mirror-
They hold your soul you know.
And someone I’ve never been sure of,
Stares back.

I look in the mirror-
They are the start of stories.
And whispers I can’t really hear,
Filter back.

I look in the mirror-
They reflect all they see.
And sometimes I close my eyes,
Against what this mirror has seen.

I look in the mirror-
A dare at the party.
They laugh but don’t know,
That they eyes meeting mine don’t belong.

I look in the mirror-
All silver and shiny,
And don’t fear the darkness,
That we both have known.

I look in the mirror-
Dusty and old,
But still shining, and wonder-
What will it be like when I’m grown?

I look in the mirror-
They hold your soul you know.
And someone I’ve never been sure of,
Stares back,
And whispers the tales of old.

She’s young and she’s pretty,
But over the years she grown wise,
And in the depths of her dark greenish eyes
I see that this mirror will survive.



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msp49 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 12:41 pm
msp49 BRONZE, Middletown, Connecticut
4 articles 1 photo 39 comments
I loved this, especially the last stanza! I wrote a poem about looking at my reflection before, but it came out depressing. What I like about this is that you're reflecting and taking things on a more positive note. Great job!

on Aug. 26 2011 at 9:14 pm
Tongue_Blep PLATINUM, ????, Ohio
40 articles 1 photo 769 comments
it was beautiful again!!!! very great job! very deep with meaning! great job and keep writing cuz your really good! This will get you noticed!!! :)(:

on Jul. 28 2011 at 7:29 pm
Hazel-daisy GOLD, --, Other
19 articles 0 photos 324 comments

Favorite Quote:
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else - Erna Bombeck<br /> <br /> In three words i can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned in life: it goes on -Robert Frost<br /> <br /> Live, Love, Laugh - ______<br /> <br /> Hope, Love, breathe &lt;3 - Me

i really like this! i feel the same and i've always tried to write a poem where i look in the mirror and write down my feelings, except my inspiration has to come to me so it might be a while! sorry about the life story but yeah good work! :)

on Jul. 23 2011 at 10:32 am
Delictious GOLD, Lubbock, Texas
16 articles 5 photos 151 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I would like to be remembered as a woman who did the best she could with the talent she had.&quot;

I love how you use - in your poems. It's really nice and something that is unique to you, I've never really seen that. I also especially like when you said : "I look in the mirror- They hold your sould you know."
That's probably my fav line! Very nice poem!

on Jul. 22 2011 at 10:50 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
12 articles 10 photos 1646 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

Beautiful!  I love the little story your poem tells. :)

on Jul. 21 2011 at 11:21 pm
TheHangingGirl BRONZE, Winter Haven, Florida
1 article 1 photo 250 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poets utter great and wise things that they themselves can not comprehend.&quot;

One of my favorite poems on Teen Ink. Truly astounding.

on Jul. 19 2011 at 7:34 pm
Ha-5-rika SILVER, Visakapatnam, Other
9 articles 7 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is what your thoughts make it.<br /> Happiness, success and the greatest of achievements are nothing if you don&#039;t have someone to share it with. <br /> A life lived for others is a life worthwhile - Albert Einstein.

It is a wonderful poem. Shows deep feelings. I recently wrote a first chapter of a novel, The haunts of Love. It is my first entry. Will you please give me some feedback on it when time permits you? 

on Aug. 27 2010 at 5:00 pm
DaylightDarkness SILVER, Littleton, Colorado
9 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone&#039;s crazy. You know why? We all want to be normal. Well, we cant define normal, and, the people you can point at and say, well isn&#039;t he/she normal are rare. Doesnt that kind of defeat the pupose of normal? -My Friend

Yeah, no problem, let me know when it comes up. ^^

on Aug. 27 2010 at 1:40 pm
simplieme SILVER, Chesapeake, Virginia
7 articles 0 photos 10 comments
I love this! I just submitted a poem writeen about a mirror, although it takes a different aproach, not quite opposite, more, perpendicular? Please check it out in a couple weeks when its up and tell me what you think!

on Jul. 8 2010 at 6:17 pm
silver_moonlit10 PLATINUM, Ashburn, Virginia
45 articles 0 photos 36 comments
Excellently done.  Shows hurt and love, experience and anticipation.