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Look in the Mirror
Someone asked me a question
Not too long ago
It was impossible to answer
Cause my mind was working slow
The question was this
Look in the mirror
Tell me what you see
The answer now is much clearer
I saw my eyes
Gentle and kind
But in them was sorrow
A longing to change the past, to rewind
I studied further
And looked at my hair
Strands of gold
The kind that glows in summer air
This was never my desire
And although it's wanted everywhere
I long for something different
For these locks I do not care
My body, of course
One that lacked in pride
It wants terribly to be confident
To show physically what's inside
But then I looked further
And I saw the face of a friend
Someone who helps others before her
A caring heart to the end
A girl that doesn't quite know
What she wants from the world
Doesn't know what she wants from life
But to be loved, and be a loving girl
Mistake were made
She sees them as she closes her eyes
She cringes with guilt
For her past faults and lies
Mistakes she can't let go
No matter what she does
No matter how hard she tries
She cant let go of what was
But there is one thing this girl isn't
This girl that is me
Others call her beautiful
A word I don't believe myself to be
I don't know if I'm done
I don't know how much I covered
But that's what my naked eye sees
I feel some more answers that hover
I do know this
There's more to me than I know
I don't know precisely what
But I want to learn and grow
I don't how far I'll go
Or what risks I will take
But whatever I learn
Will become a shield I cant break
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