The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,144Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ubv9EDfBj
reflecting all I feel inside.144Please respect copyright.PENANArcoJ6C74Xr
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,144Please respect copyright.PENANAi3dMC6aWUH
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,144Please respect copyright.PENANANeBEOVwkmN
a mask of mine upon its face.144Please respect copyright.PENANApZsnKtWOfA
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,144Please respect copyright.PENANAF8xZr23uvZ
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,144Please respect copyright.PENANA9niZFgJxV1
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.