She thought she saw a monster's face
That looked into her eyes
Trapped behind
The mirror's glass
A nightmare born of lies
When she looked out the window, too,
She saw it yet again
And turned away
But still she feared
That people could see in
She wrapped a blanket 'round herself
And thought that she could hide
But no escape
From curious eyes
No matter how she tried
So she pulled shut the curtains
And she sewed them all up tight
She kept outside
The people's gaze
But also blocked the light
But still she saw that face she feared
When mirrors she did pass
She covered them
With heavy sheets
So couldn't see the glass
She lived out all her days like that
No mirrors, curtains closed
And never knew
This single truth—
That she was beautiful.
~© Andrea Grace
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, August 16, 2010
Butterflies and Moths
A photogenic butterfly who very obligingly sat still on a rock and presented me with this charming view of itself in all its glory.
This is just some moth we found on our front door. It's really tiny, but I thought it was pretty.
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