The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,182Please respect copyright.PENANAmHFuwNXPAW
reflecting all I feel inside.182Please respect copyright.PENANAuTFHqUqJR9
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,182Please respect copyright.PENANA5LxAMuGGcf
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,182Please respect copyright.PENANAGD71nWwqG3
a mask of mine upon its face.182Please respect copyright.PENANA9sTb9EAKg4
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,182Please respect copyright.PENANAGvSvakOwgi
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,182Please respect copyright.PENANAIphGFXY8YX
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.