The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,119Please respect copyright.PENANAdhPdHvSubq
reflecting all I feel inside.119Please respect copyright.PENANAlNeMZquP5N
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,119Please respect copyright.PENANAw9pxkicecz
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,119Please respect copyright.PENANA43eTEtaeLJ
a mask of mine upon its face.119Please respect copyright.PENANArQMOek1nmh
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,119Please respect copyright.PENANApOq0wxwpcJ
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,119Please respect copyright.PENANAJc7PSdfwda
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.