Dangerous Mirror

The mirror was distorted.

It warped the real view.

It made her wide, feel gross inside.

And everything untrue.

Every day she looked at it

And saw inside the mirror

One big mistake, something fake. 

Reflecting back her tears. 

Everytime she saw herself 

Inside the dangerous mirror

She saw only the evil things

That intensified her fear.

Stupid, ugly, sad, unloved.

The mirror seemed to scream.

Hopeless, worthless, always less.

Nightmares haunted dreams.

The mirror distorted her whole being.

But she kept looking on.

Wondering what else to do

To stop being so wrong.

One day she decided that, 

Instead of looking out, 

She wanted to look inside and

Take a braver route.

So instead of looking at the mirror.

She looked inside her heart 

And saw a girl trying so hard

To be good, be apart.

A girl who wanted laughter, love,

To just do what was right.

A girl who failed, but who still sailed

The seas of searching light.

What if I said that the old mirror

That distortes the view

Was placed inside your very eyes

And warped your sight of you.

Putting aside that horrid thing, 

And looking with cleared eyes

Might help you see, how beautifully

You're doing with your lives.