The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,110Please respect copyright.PENANAV34tVs6djS
reflecting all I feel inside.110Please respect copyright.PENANALHoRPCFljR
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,110Please respect copyright.PENANAtdWKutyf7t
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,110Please respect copyright.PENANAuirH0DNzqD
a mask of mine upon its face.110Please respect copyright.PENANAwTMfg6mbif
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,110Please respect copyright.PENANAZXuQUkHDsU
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,110Please respect copyright.PENANA3vFoPn4oet
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.