The Smile That Wasn’t Mine
A mirror stands, so tall, so wide,64Please respect copyright.PENANABtFSvG1yhL
reflecting all I feel inside.64Please respect copyright.PENANA8zYl1DjMEs
I smile—it smiles—but not the same,64Please respect copyright.PENANA5U5Ka4tpos
its lips don’t move, yet speak my name.
I tilt my head, it stays in place,64Please respect copyright.PENANAwYA6rG0tP2
a mask of mine upon its face.64Please respect copyright.PENANACu40Ppo5QB
I blink—too late—the glass is thin,64Please respect copyright.PENANAoPBJRrQgDc
it pulls me close, it pulls me in.
And now I watch, behind the shine,64Please respect copyright.PENANARigmWXtkSL
a smile that wasn’t truly mine.