The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,87Please respect copyright.PENANAvPjwQmtzDc
reflecting all I feel inside.87Please respect copyright.PENANAPy1OybqShU
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,87Please respect copyright.PENANAzJs3fhUyLc
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,87Please respect copyright.PENANALNb1xKxaJE
a mask of mine upon its face.87Please respect copyright.PENANAeWkhwIhvid
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,87Please respect copyright.PENANA4OwXRjLkAl
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,87Please respect copyright.PENANAGKO7ltoReH
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.