Reflections

She looked at herself in the mirror.

Tried a smile
Struck a pose
Said, "Good morning"
To her reflection

In the reflection,
poster of star
caught her eye.

A frown emerged
A sigh escaped
"If only,
I was prettier.
Just like her.

Away from her reflection
She turned her head
Too afraid to see
What was there.

With shoulders drooped
confidence stumped
She left the room
Never turning back.

If she had turned back,
she would've seen
her reflection bleeding,
Hurting and sobbing,
"Maybe tomorrow,
She would be proud of me."

---By (Lia) Leow Hui Ting