Reflection Of Sadness

Sat staring into those eyes
A haunting tale can be read
The trials of her life take time
As inside she feels dead
She knows she feels love
But doesn't know how to express it
For she died long ago
Her past destroyed her
She feels a misfit
She wears many of her masks
To conceal her true self
People misunderstand her
Happiness is what she does miss
She is wanted by many
Yet no understanding of why?
For she fights with herself
Fighting all that's in this world
Inside she cries
She knows what she wants
Once she knew how to
But the knowing has gone
For she can't move on
Forget what she's been through
Forever she is scarred
Life has been a curse
She knows pain and hurt
Looking at her reflection
She closes her eyes
Praying the face will be gone
When she opens her eyes again
Only the eyes of gloom stare back
With the wipe of a single tear
She sighs, then turns and walks away

©Kim Brown 4th September 2012
First written August 1990