The Mirror

The girl I was

Today I looked in the mirror
And became the girl I used to be
And I miss her
I watched her smile, laugh and play
I remembered the worries she had
That stress that wasn’t stress at all
I realise that now
I envie how free she was
Although she would say otherwise
Her smile is so beautiful it could light up a room
Her laugh sounds like blissful music
There's a joyful light in her eyes
And as she runs through a playground of memories
I drift through them with her
I reach out and touch the mirror 
And she turns to me
In the slowest of slow motions
The light in her eyes fades
The edges of her beautiful smile begin to fall
The volume of her laughter is turned way down
Until it sounds more like a quitter sobe
And I realise...
it is
Now motionless she looks at me
Fear etched in her once carefree face
As she asks “why?”
In a blink I’m grounded
I can’t look at her
And she asks “why do I feel so empty?”
“Why I’m so scared?”
“Why?”
I look down, I don’t want to see her now
Tears fall quietly on both our faces
As I whisper “I’m sorry….”
I look up and the girl I was has gone
There’s just me
The empty silhouette of her
I wipe my tears
force myself to smile
and walk away from the mirror
Only I know what's left in my reflection