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Girl In the Mirror

June 1, 2023
By 25nghassi BRONZE, Newport, North Carolina
25nghassi BRONZE, Newport, North Carolina
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Excerpts from "Man In the Mirror" by Michael Jackson.

 

As I look at myself in the mirror

My mask begins to slip

I become a Picasso

Half proud and rosy

Half sad and broken

 

I see my time tick by

Every moment a bit less

There's so much to do

"Make the world a better place"

With so little time

 

My voice betrays both sides

Trapped between pessimist and optimist

Leaving cracked glass

I begin to shatter.


The author's comments:

I am in a Creative Writing class trying out publishing. This poem was originally written for an art piece from my school. 


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