Flashback

Staring in a mirror,
confused by what I see
a girl who stares right back
but this girl is not me

Staring in a mirror
before me stands a girl
a bright and tearless face
a bright and tearless world

Staring in a mirror
before me stands some self
and though she looks at me
she smiles for someone else

Staring in a mirror,
some other time and place
when all those cheerful smiles
could not come off my face

Staring in a mirror
wondering when she'll know
why the tears stream down my face
what made her smiles go