I talk to myself in the still mirror

tracing a trail of tiny air pebbles,

I stop breathing in synchrony

to your heartbeat, encased

in a folded cage, trapping me

in a place I try valiantly to escape.

You can’t hear me in my mirror

my words are scattered, invisible

a translucent force, backhanding me,

in an eye blink, I turn to face nothing,

obliterated swirling thoughts, unknown.

Why can’t anyone else hear me?

I am mirrored in the weeds of indifference

surely you know what I am saying, but

my open estuary confesses only to me.

I beg of you to feed my raging fire

by listening to the image in my mirror.

Must I be the only one to validate

my worth, hidden in intensity?

Nothingness surrounds my being

emptiness evolves around my sphere

More than one hundred years of solitude

breaking my spiritless soul

Crushing my need of love

Mocking me.

Dark matter

with and under perfection

Illusion of particles that mean none

Creation in the making,

Molecules of suspension

holding me in place

My galaxy,

my black hole,

my space.

The wretched place of everything

Pulsating through my purple veins,

stroking the red of my heart

and growing into a black oblivion

that creeps in and crawls into my mind

and spills out through my deep blue eyes

I am... am I not ?

Am I ?

Who am I, do you know ?

What does the mirror really show?

#MirrorMirror

Tumingin ako sa salamin

Doon ko nakita

Pigura ng babaeng hindi ko na kilala.

Ang kanyang mga ngiti nananatili lang hanggang sa labi.

Mga mata nya na noon ay makikislap,

Luha na lamang ang ngayon ay mahahagilap.

Salamin salamin sa iyo ay walang mailihim.

Ang iyong ipinakikitang repleksyon

Bunga ng buhay at kanyang leksyon.

Salamin salamin

Iyong tanggalin mga inya sa aking mukhang hindi naka tutuwa.

Salamin salamin

Ipaalala sa akin sino ako noon nang akin siyang maangkin.

#mirrormirror

Mirror Mirror

What do you say?

shall me and a friend

go out and play?

you say no

I see you shake your head

all the Mirrors

everywhere

they are a being

one together

I see her

staring straight

back at me

every Mirror

shows the same

the Mirror is my friend

she dresses just like Me

and She will tell me

If I am Worthy

If I am Ready

because she dresses Just Like Me.

I see you there

shaking your head.

BAD MIRROR! BAD!

you can't Stand Up To Me like that!

you are supposed to dress like Me!

Mirror, you are not Independent!

that... You do NOT look like Me today, Mirror.

I am far prettier than that.

It's been a while, but I've learned to Ignore the Mirror.

She must miss me terribly, because she is getting older quickly, quicker than Me.

Poor Mirror.

you are not looking your Best today, Mirror.

Do not Worry.

you could just work a little harder...

to Look Like Me.

Don't cry, Mirror. I see those tears.

You are awfully pretty when you want to be.

Pretty Little Mirror

Just Like Me

#MirrorMirror

I see my mother's eyes staring back at me, filled with curiosity and passion.

I see my father's sharp nose pointing at the sky; knowledgeable and confident.

I see my grandmother's smile. Beautiful words always escape her tongue.

I see my grandfather's unruly hair. So big. So overpowering. It almost has a personality of its own.

I see my ancestors on the color of my skin. Similar to the Saharan Desert.

I see a girl at a loss of how her anatomy, her body, her being is greater than just a reflection on the mirror.

You're not just any girl dear.

You are the generations before you.

You represent nations, cultures, traditions.

Wear yourself proudly.

Look at yourself proudly.

You're the not the only person that mirror is reflecting.