Emi

Imperfection

Who is the girl that is my reflection?

She is the definition of imperfection

Why is the girl in the mirror not me?

She is all I don’t want to be


Is every word out of my mouth a lie;

While the real me hides nearby?


With everyone I have ever hurt

Lying behind me in the dirt

Do I even stop to glance at them?

Or do I just unjustly condemn?


It seems that everything I ever desire

Just seems to start a forest fire

Of devastation and disaster

Spreading everywhere faster and faster


Hellos always turn to goodbyes

Over the dishonesty of my guise

Love always turns to hate

Over the deceptions I create


Why can’t I be who I know I am;

The girl I was before my deceit began?

Why can’t I take off this mask?

It seems like the easiest task


Or is this not at all a jest?

Am I only the girl I’ve failed to suppress?


Yet I look at my reflection

And see only imperfection