The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,174Please respect copyright.PENANAYktJBHT48V
reflecting all I feel inside.174Please respect copyright.PENANAUfD7QI4UKK
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,174Please respect copyright.PENANAZYm6UH0R8J
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,174Please respect copyright.PENANAYTtxbHE1L3
a mask of mine upon its face.174Please respect copyright.PENANAKVma5DDu9X
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,174Please respect copyright.PENANAQSu77Jx9wX
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,174Please respect copyright.PENANAqA3bDArMRB
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.