Broken Mirror

Teddy.15

 

 

And as she called it love

and put him on his very own pedestal 

I watched in silence 

she was beautiful

yet her soul seemed empty

her eye's dark, as the depth of the deepest sea

the sad thing was 

she could never see it for herself 

blinded by her need not to acknowledge

glancing in the dark broken mirror

was something forbidden 

brushed off 

as if it were dust from a book shelf 

reading, she loved to read

yet, she left her books upon those shelves of dust

and all he did 

was remind her she was worth naught

until one day 

she found courage to stand up for herself

the pedal stool taken back

those shelves now open books of her favorite poets

men who actually taught her something 

be it vulgarity or dark, and of course, love

she now believed  

and each morning 

she dusted those beautiful books 

with eyes that shone 

the thing most extraordinary to me?

 

she never ever spoke with anger

of those dark yet memorable moments 

she simply said

 

I wouldn't be me without them

 

and I?

 

well, I silently admire her beauty

 

from her reflection

 

In the now, unbroken mirror.

  • Author: Teddy.15 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 13th, 2023 02:58
  • Comment from author about the poem: another life.
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 11
  • Users favorite of this poem: Accidental Poet, L. B. Mek.
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Comments4

  • orchidee

    Ahh, a poem about KP. Remember I married her one Halloween?! lol.

    • Teddy.15

      lol you and KP. thank you orchi.

    • Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose)

      Lovely and interesting writing teddy 🙂 sad tho .. some people struggle to accept themselves .. and some people try to make us feel unworthy and yes we should definately stand up for ourselves if we can

      Nice to see you back on here

      I havnt been posting that much recently but I may every now and then

      • Teddy.15

        hello dear rose, yes its sad that others bring us down so much that we forget who we are. lovely to see you too. hugs to you.

      • Accidental Poet

        Only those who see without blinders can see the beauty reflected in their own mirror. Well penned Teddy. 👍

        • Teddy.15

          Thank you dear A.P well said. 🤗

        • L. B. Mek

          Brilliant!
          (oh how I missed your poetry
          most cherished Poetess)
          thank you!

          • Teddy.15

            And how I've missed yours 🤗 thank you so much dear Mek. Happy Friday



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