The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,96Please respect copyright.PENANAeRK4ZxFyoQ
reflecting all I feel inside.96Please respect copyright.PENANAb6wkwf95em
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,96Please respect copyright.PENANAkqU6N7Fgf9
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,96Please respect copyright.PENANAsWLjEZU7rq
a mask of mine upon its face.96Please respect copyright.PENANAIAy4EuQixR
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,96Please respect copyright.PENANASTpNfbhdXf
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,96Please respect copyright.PENANACjsWSR9orQ
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.