What I See in the Mirror
Rina Williams 2006 (Texas)
I don't know what I look like.
I've seen images and I've looked in the mirror, but I don't know what I look like
Sometimes I'm skinny and my face is hollowed in, and others I could lose a few pounds
The days I feel or see skinny put me on top of the moon until I put on a certain clothing item, and then I'm back on the bathroom floor looking at the porcelain
somedays my reflection welcomes me and others it shames me into baggy clothing and mandarins
When I say I don't know what I look like I mean it
Why do images look so different than the Mirror?
About this poem
I wrote this poem about what I deal with every day.
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Written on October 25, 2022
Submitted by rina.n.williams on October 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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