Reflections

 Reflections 

I stare at the mirror for hours , 

The reflection I see right in front of me, 

Makes me sad. 

I feel angry, frustrated, disappointed. 

I want to shatter this mirror, 

But then I fear, 

To see this disappointment in hundred little pieces. 

I want to run away from this reflection,

But cannot bring myself to move. 

I just stare and stare, 

Hoping to see a different reflection. 

A reflection that won't upset me, 

A reflection that won't disappoint me. 

But again what stares back, 

Is a  disappointment. 

But as I look at this mirror everyday,

I start seeing this reflection differently. 

I seem to stop staring at a dark disappointment, 

Instead I see a ray of happiness. 

I do not what changed, 

The reflection was the same.

But I seem to like it more now, 

I understand the reflection better. 

I see it's flaws, 

I see it's beauty. 

I no longer want to  run away from it, 

But instead I want to embrace it. 

Thank You💜

                                                                                                                                                           -MJM.