The mirror is not an adequate reflection of who you are
The mirror makes the worst things about you stand out
as much as it does the best
So you are self-conscious because in spite of the fact that
you have
the most beautiful pair of brown eyes
two cute dimples, one on either side of your smile,
a nose that slightly curves up into the air at the end
You don't think that's enough
So you add blue eyeshadow to your eyelids
and arch your eyebrows a little higher than usual
and curl out your eyelashes so that people will notice your eyes
And you add light blush to your cheeks
and dark red lipstick so as to highlight the fullness of your lips
and further inspire fantasies of deep, soft kisses
And you cake your face up with makeup because
you think that nobody will notice your beauty otherwise
You think that you have to make the effort
to make that which already stands out about you,
stand out even more
The mirror only shows you one side,
the flaws as well as the things that draw out awe
But if someone were to look closely enough
they would understand that the small mole on your cheek
distinguishes you further
and the small scar on your nose that you got
when you babysat that cat and it scratched you
is a beautiful battle scar and not a chink in your gorgeous armor
And if they really cared, they would help you understand
that some things are hidden from the mirror -
some things like the fact that you're so well-read,
you can drop a book reference and link it with a pop culture one
in the same sentence and somehow it all makes sense
Or the fact that you have a big heart,
even if you do your best to keep it under wraps so that
nobody takes advantage of it
But the mirror only tells one side,
and that's the only side you see
And as for me?
Well, I know your mind's made up
and if I tell you,
you won't believe me anyway
so I'll say simply "you look nice today"
and let you go on thinking that I didn't notice a thing
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