The girl trapped in my mirror
Fell in love with me
Hoping that one day I would do the same
***
But frozen fingers do not experience touch
So I stared back at her
Lost in my own despair and
Unwilling to be moved
12:29 AM
My reflection’s whispers manifest as tears
“Cold is simply the absence of warmth”
She begs
“Midnight is morning draped in shadows”
“Look through it” “Look for it”
I look away
I want to see what you see
I want to drown in my oceans
Leave myself parched and wanting
Hug the way skin sticks to bone
Love the way a cut is promised to heal
Write myself love songs
Carry a boombox over my head
And serenade myself
(never ending adoration)
I’m talking a proclamation of affection
I want to be romeo and juliet
Scatter love letters on my flaws
Pour love on the wounds that refuse to heal
And the ones that may never
Midnight arrives and I fill my own thought
Every song reminds me of me
Every painting becomes a portrait
Every star submits to the twinkle in my eyes
I admit I am fluorescent when I smile
I could get used to this
No music
No light
Just
Lay in my reflections lap
And let her ooze unto me
Let her beauty drip on me
Inch by inch
Let it cover me
Protect me
And in the moonlight
it would be enough
One day I found myself
Slowly
delicately
Falling in love with my reflection
***
Loving her thoughts as if
They are poetry kissed by God
Acknowledge the flaws that edit her perfection
And thank them
Falling in love with her
Hasn’t stopped the tears
But their fall doesn’t weigh on my face
The way rocks press and suffocate
Barely holding on
Yet satisfied
My reflection tells me- “take it slow”
Because
When your body has gone numb from the cold
The sun feels like hell
But I instead pulled in by her sky black orbs,
am too lost in my own jubilation
Snow melts into clouds
Wind becomes breeze
It’s simple,
If I love then I choose to love you
You who keeps me full
When my bones are hollow
The reason
My eyes twinkle and lips lift
My reflection looks happier
I fell in love
With the girl in my mirror
So I set her free