Loss For Whom?
                      by Rebecca (xfgurl@hotmail.com)

I look in the mirror
But I no longer recognize my own face
It is clouded with uncertainty
It is muffled with confusion
I look back on my life
But I no longer remember
The last time I smiled
The last time I believed
I look back on my accomplishments
My achievements
And draw a blank.

Then I look into her eyes
And realize the fire that once burned so fierce
Is no longer there
Knowing it is long blown out
I watch her so bravely carry on
Portraying courage when afraid
Always with that brave smile
And then I realize
All she’s lost
Is because of me.

That’s when I forget all my losses
That’s when I forget them all.