The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,56Please respect copyright.PENANAGgCvBvu3Oe
reflecting all I feel inside.56Please respect copyright.PENANAMQtGSkasfa
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,56Please respect copyright.PENANAx2HJVZutSn
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,56Please respect copyright.PENANAm2KpxuMwfb
a mask of mine upon its face.56Please respect copyright.PENANAugnKm5il7D
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,56Please respect copyright.PENANAZIiaLaY3T5
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,56Please respect copyright.PENANA7jYSxvp2lN
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.