Her smile melts hearts,
she is everyone’s friend.
Truer than true –
she’ll stick with you till the end.
But she doesn’t know it,
she can’t ever see it.
You see, she’s her own worst enemy.
Everyone she meets
absolutely adores her.
They’d never guess
her secret – no never.
How she knocks herself down
Nothing good ever found
when she peers into the mirror.
And she hears whispers in the wind
that make her wonder
Not knowing those whispers
say they want to be like her.
I don’t know much but I know this
true awesomeness
isn’t clear when reflecting in a mirror.
© 2014 ck’s days
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I used to know someone like this. She even convinced herself that people didn’t like her. She was a lovely person, a talented young woman, and she must have been the worst case of self doubt I’ve ever seen. She died really young too, so never really discovered that everything she believed about herself was so totally untrue. It’s horrific, and amazing how the same world to different people can look so totally different! But how do you reach someone who builds so many walls?
Oh, that’s a sad story. But I think we all have a little bit of this in us. Even those that seem full of bravado – I sometimes think that’s just an act. We tend to focus on our own negativity and that we aren’t living up to higher level standards. Maybe?