Mirroring

I am silver

I am rat

I will swallow whatever I find

Mirror be kind

In dislike

Or in love

Truthfully

I will accept whatever I find

In my eyes

Deep within

Purple pearls rolling inside

Six-cornered flakes

Face meditation

Separation

Then frustration

Lost outside

      

How come we don’t like ourselves more

How come we accept self hatred

      

See me

Touch me

Furry hair, looking lion to me

Tease me

Watch me

Blowing leaves out of my mouth again

      

Now she's awake

Protecting her honey

Then she quietly hums her song

Do not hunt

This clever queen

Let her live another year

Let her conceive

We deny our true selves don't we ...