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Emerging Courageous online Magazine - Poetry |
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Looking Into the Mirror ~
When I was a child
Looking
into the mirror
Was
something that I did
Just
to see if my face was clean
My
hair was all in place
Before
going out the door.
As a teen I began to see
When
looking in the mirror
There
was so much more to see
So
many things my face revealed
Smiles,
frowns, tears and disbelief
That
others could not see me.
When on into adulthood I went
So
many things my face still revealed
Often
all I saw in the mirror was pain
The
kind no one else could see
For
the pain came from within
Because
of the way people treated me.
As life went on I made a pledge
That
I would work on me
So
that I would be the me I could love
Not
the me always bending to others ways
So
when I looked in the mirror
I
could see much more than pain.
It took a lot of soul searching
A
lot of faith, hope and even dreams
To
push me beyond what others sought
That
person I didn't like very much
The
one whose face was filled with pain
Looking
in the mirror now I see a different me.
I see a person who is driven
To
step beyond her pain and fears
I
see a person who is far more happy
One
who stands on faith and hope
I
see a person who is filled with compassion
With
a desire to help others to also cope.
I see a woman, a mother, and a wife
A
woman who despite physical challenges
Gets
up everyday and simply gets on with life
A
woman who no longer needs walls
To
keep the pain of others away
This
is the woman in the mirror I see today.
As life goes on I vow to stay
This
woman that I see
For
deep inside my soul sings
And
no matter what others do or say
This
is the me that I profess
Is
the one who has come to stay!
Written by Ruth D. Gallant
©
February
17, 2003
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