The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,192Please respect copyright.PENANARsaJXgvkFb
reflecting all I feel inside.192Please respect copyright.PENANAdyHCbF6MjC
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,192Please respect copyright.PENANAMukb0wMCl2
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,192Please respect copyright.PENANAHPSvp8FyyZ
a mask of mine upon its face.192Please respect copyright.PENANASnwoj7fE8J
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,192Please respect copyright.PENANAKN5oY1v8Ze
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,192Please respect copyright.PENANAMdvVsABLza
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.