Mirror

• Kara Paradies, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2006

I stare into the mirror and a face looks back at me
I stare into the mirror and get a shock at what I see

A face of pain and suffering, of heartache and of sadness
A face I want to save from this world’s surrounding madness

I reach into the mirror and touch the figure’s face with my hand
I reach into the mirror, wipe a tear away, it turns to sand

I pull away from the mirror and the figure starts to fade
I pull away from the mirror and the face is merely a shade

I wanted to save you, help you escape from inside the mirror
I wanted to save you, just so I could see you a little clearer

Now you’re gone, I feel lonely but I slowly begin to see
Now you’re gone and so is all the sadness I held deep in me