The Girl In The Mirror

Looking into your eyes, I realised what I am,
I realised what it is to breathe without fearing that I’ll be asphyxiated
I realised what it is to smile without fearing the world
I realised what I am, the real me, the one I used to be
I touched your face
And the hope that surged through me made me believe in myself
In yesterday, today and tomorrow
I’m not scared of the girl in the mirror
I know who she is, I can look through the facade she tries to put up
And tell her that she doesn’t need to pretend because she’s perfect the way she is.
That girl in the mirror might not be perfect, but she doesn’t wish to be
That girl in the mirror is irrational, but logic fails her,
That girl in the mirror believes in love, despite love having betrayed her,
That girl in the mirror has hope and no one can take that away from her.
She doesn’t care what the world thinks of her,
She doesn’t know if she’s right or wrong,
She doesn’t know what her future holds,
She can’t change her past
But she lives today, she loves today
She wants to make today perfect so that tomorrow, her yesterday will be a memory to cherish,
She’s scared sometimes,
And she wishes she has someone to hold her when she becomes weak,
But she doesn’t hope for anyone to save her, she’s only got herself.
She sees life the way she wants to,
She’s different and she knows it,
Being different scares her sometimes, but she’s learnt to love herself for who she is,
The world looks at her, they hate her, but they want to be like her
They want to love themselves, they want to live for today,
They want to be carefree, they want to believe in themselves,
But they can’t because they’re scared of themselves,
They’re scared of the person they might be, instead of the clones that they are.
She laughs at her own jokes, her mirth is contagious,
She wants to see her friends happy and she wants to be the reason for their smile,
She wants someone to see her, the way she sees herself,
She wants someone to love her unconditionally,
She wants someone to look at the world through her eyes,
She wants someone who can stand in her shoes and say he would’ve done the same thing,
She wants someone who will accept her for the person she is,
She won’t force you to be like that but will love you for being like that.
She’s fantasy and she’s reality,
She’s the sun and she’s the moon,
She’s dusk and she’s dawn,
She’s loved and she loves,
She’s yesterday and she’s tomorrow, but most importantly, she’s today.
That girl in the mirror has seen tears, of joy and despair,
That girl in the mirror has seen pain
And that girl in the mirror has seen all the wounds heal, some soon, some seemingly indelible,
That girl in the mirror has seen everything,
Every wound has made her stronger,
Every tear has made her believe in herself, has made her love herself,
Every betrayal has made her that someone that she wants.
That girl in the mirror has seen it all,
She’s healing and she’s stronger than before –
That girl in the mirror is me.