Mirrored

She looked at the girl
who stared back
with eyes so sad
that it could rip your heart.
Her lips had long forgotten
how to smile.
Her face was covered
with dust from a long long journey.
She looked beaten by fate herself.
Her hands chained by destiny itself.
Lying at the mercy of those who wrote her story,
she waited and she looked deeper.

She seemed to be a happy little girl
once again, like a long time ago
one whose shrill laugh
could make you forget everything else.

She would dance , she would sing,
she'd fall, she'd giggle,
She was the heart of the family,
she was the youngest girl.

Stumbling into the mysterious mirror,
she looked how she would change
As if destiny had laid her in
a labyrinth that never ended.
Every turn she took, she found a new door.

She opened it to find a new place, with new people.
Not a single face , she'd seen before.
The maze got deeper and darker.
She knew she couldn't turn back,
so she took another step into this unknown world.
Trying harder than ever, to keep up

she started running
never pausing to even say a 'hello'
she ran, she ran with all her strength
her legs never gave way, for they were the strongest
ever since, she learned how to use them, they had been her best weapon
gasping for breath, gulping down the misty air

she continued running in the dark
for in heart, she knew, she'd find the light
for in heart, she knew , she'd find rest.
So she kept running
over the stones and underneath them





Julian Sara Joseph