Saturday, May 13, 2023

My Reflection

 I see a reflection 

Someone looking back at me

With purplish-red hair

A very plus size body

Someone with lots of scars


The hair is thin

Falling out

I don’t know why

The see the bald spot 

Growing everyday


The scars all over

Showing battle wounds

From years before

The abuse and stories each one holds


The body as a whole

The curves that shape 

All the way to my toes


Hair on my chest

Thick hair on my arms

Hair on the tummy

All that shouldn’t be there

Yet, this body

Is all I got


I see a reflection 

Staring back at me

Seeing the loneliness 

That fills the soul


The windows in my eyes 

With no flame showing

Someone screaming

To escape the mental misery 


The reflection is staring back

The story it tells

Maybe one day someone will listen

Grasp the person in an embrace 

To break what I see

Feet in the Sand

  The sand between my toes As I hold my shoes  Walking along the shore Listening to the crashing of the waves Seeing the ripples of the ...