I let it happen
I am a wraith
flitting through the empty rooms of my life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The face that peeks at me in passing mirrors
\nI do not dwell on it
\nSometimes I recognize her
\nThe woman looking back at me
\nBut she is not who I remember she is supposed to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a well of dull light within the reflection’s eyes
\nIt echoes the deep anger, hate, resentment, and humiliation
\nthat are a coiled ball of darkness within me
\nSometimes that is the only way I recognize myself
\nI have always said that my eyes were my best feature<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there is the old determination and defiance behind it all
It is what drives my daily staring contests with myself
It is what drives me to understand her – the woman in the mirror
reconcile with her
the free spirit still slumbering inside me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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