Mirrors

I look in the mirror
can't describe what I see
How I feel about this thing
staring back at me
She looks so alone
the pain in her eyes
Is unbearable
Why doesn't she smile?
Why is she so alone?
Why is she scared?
I can't answer these questions
because the person staring at me
is a stranger
Yet she looks so familiar
Then I realize
this is the side of me
I hide deep inside
So no one notices
the pain, the hurt
But then I look away
And bury that side of me
Once again,
Under a smile