The Mirror

by CHEMICALcaitlin   Mar 15, 2008


Hey can you tell me
Whats wrong with this picture,
Who is that girl
Staring in the mirror?

She used to be alright,
She used to be OK,
She used to be the girl
With the smiling face.

And now is going downhill,
Searching for something real,
Hoping to be happy,
Ready to be free.

She was closing in,
She had no where to go,
But still there were sides
That she would not show.

Not ready for help,
But not ready to give up,
Slowly she realized
Life was to much.

Lost inside herself
With nothing but fear,
Slowly she realized
The end was near,

She picked up the knife,
And chose to end her life,
And this is the sad song
She sang when things went wrong.

*Poem I wrote a LONG time ago, probably 2 years ago, and I think I've improved a LOT since this, so my recent stuff will be better. I've never experienced what the poem is about, Just what I know goes on in the world*

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  • 15 years ago

    by Romancing the Darker Side

    I would have to say this poem is pretty good. Not great, but good. The repetition was a little much. Try to watch that because the poem will sound utterly boring after a few stanzas.

    Another thing I really didn't like was how the rhyme scheme changed every stanza. Sometimes lines 1 and 2 rhymed, sometimes 2 and 4, and sometimes none at all. Pick a scheme and stay with it through the whole poem to make it more consistent.

    I do however like the story you've told, and how it unfolded. The emotion in this poem probably saved the entire piece. Sometimes a poem can have shaky rhyming, repetition, and flow, but still be considered good because of the story. I think you realized that, and were perhaps in such a rush to get this emotional story out there while it was still in your head, and that's why you lost it a little on mechanical aspects.

    Overall, it's a good story that could be even better by making a few fix-ups.
    With love,
    ~Romancing

  • 15 years ago

    by she

    Wow for never experiencing this you wrote very well
    this is really relatable
    She picked up the knife,
    And chose to end her life,
    And this is the sad song
    She sang when things went wrong.
    -fav. part
    this deserves a 5/5

  • 15 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    I am glad you never experienced the desire to harm yourself . Your poem has a unique style

  • 16 years ago

    by WrittenInTheStars

    This is so sad, but it's very true. It sucks that people have to resort to that.. Flow was good, message was awesome. I think you could have been a bit more descriptive.. But you still get a 5 from me. Good work.

  • 16 years ago

    by sweet escape

    I like the feeling and meaning but i think you could choose better more discriptive words.
    i like the poem in all tho so i give it a 5.

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