The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,196Please respect copyright.PENANApjTmwG6zdp
reflecting all I feel inside.196Please respect copyright.PENANAsGd6h9AQG0
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,196Please respect copyright.PENANAdZeKK8gFz9
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,196Please respect copyright.PENANAqSfVuXkY9h
a mask of mine upon its face.196Please respect copyright.PENANAfldA3BxHaS
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,196Please respect copyright.PENANAOnYCn4Pki0
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,196Please respect copyright.PENANAz0lWzEb3rS
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.