mirrors

Why create a new reality 
When you have one in front of you
Already?
Why look through the window
Into her life
When in your own mirror
Is everything you love?
You long to be her
But you can't see
She has less than you.
Of course
People think she's perfect
Because that's how she shows 
Herself.
Only the most confident
Presence
That everyone wishes they had.
But underneath her eye makeup
And perfectly parted hair
She struggles to wake up every morning
Waits for the bus as the screams echo
In her head.
But she's perfect right?
And no one will stop
Looking through the window
At her.

-Blue


 

IceGalaxy

VA

16 years old

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  • a letter to congress

    i will kneel on broken glass as

    my blood stains the pearly sheen so that

    you will see i've resorted to my last option: begging

    before you (as a woman should be) to rip

    the cloth around your eyes away and

  • teenager in america

    i go to school these days & i'm scared i'll get shot

    earbuds always in, trying to drown out my thoughts

    fall to the ground, let it all float away

    look me in the eyes & i'll believe every lie you say

  • Parenting Lessons

    always carry your keys between your middle and ring finger 

    never have your wallet visible 

    don't listen to music in public 

    everyone's a stranger 

    you're our child; don't scare us.