| Feminine Reflections | |||||||
| I walk into my bedroom, and set upon the wall | |||||||
| My favorite mirror waits for me, standing six foot tall. | |||||||
| It's a magic item when you know how to use it right, | |||||||
| And I draw upon its energy nearly every night. | |||||||
| No one else can activate it, as hard as they may try, | |||||||
| For the only way to turn it on is through my mind's eye. | |||||||
| Its power isn't obvious, at least not from the start. | |||||||
| It lets me see right through myself, into my very heart. | |||||||
| My corporeal image fades away into a swirling mist. | |||||||
| I see myself for who I am, what others often missed. | |||||||
| A part of me that's frightened, fearful of the words | |||||||
| That they would use to hurt me, whispered, but still heard. | |||||||
| My body hair is soft and blonde, eyebrows arched and thin. | |||||||
| My waistline like an hourglass, my arms and legs so slim. | |||||||
| Like rays of sunlight, golden tresses cascade down in curls, | |||||||
| For in my heart, indeed my soul, I'm just one of the girls. | |||||||
| Of gifts and gods and blessings, I don't know all the laws, | |||||||
| But I glance upon this mirror, and it truly gives me pause. | |||||||
| The mystic truth it bears brings the whole of me in line. | |||||||
| To see inside your very soul, is no less than divine. | |||||||
| ~Amber Nicloe Richards~ | |||||||