The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,93Please respect copyright.PENANAwSBbVPeUdE
reflecting all I feel inside.93Please respect copyright.PENANAmtJP5zCWgo
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,93Please respect copyright.PENANA0wWMYo02Gw
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,93Please respect copyright.PENANAehf3ZFMZua
a mask of mine upon its face.93Please respect copyright.PENANADA7tZBGnUc
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,93Please respect copyright.PENANAhlOoUvqsDg
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,93Please respect copyright.PENANAEY5vzAHn94
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.