The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,121Please respect copyright.PENANArBghEY5PLQ
reflecting all I feel inside.121Please respect copyright.PENANAbuIsGMA9IO
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,121Please respect copyright.PENANA7xs0qCQKDU
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,121Please respect copyright.PENANAgvwKGVUQUN
a mask of mine upon its face.121Please respect copyright.PENANAvolBSFIuDu
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,121Please respect copyright.PENANAfyEuqrNCvX
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,121Please respect copyright.PENANAXiUzFFpWua
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.