Girl beyond the looking glass (Original content, actual @girlbeforemirror)

Alone before the mirror
Gazing solemnly and plain,
Seeking she who lives beyond
Behind the glassy pane.

The potential of what lies ahead
It's story not yet scribed,
Determined mostly by
Minds disposition to self jibe.

Does anybody see themselves?
Truly see who's there?
Or are impressions simply painted by
The brush of ego's flair?

Have you ever caught a glimpse
Reflected window shopping?
For just the slightest moment
Prior to the penny dropping.

Not realising that the image
mirrored back is you,
The freest moment you will get
To see yourself most true.

Not preempting or prejudging
Catch yourself off guard,
Free of thought and memory
That left opinions scarred.

That truthful rare occasion
Overlooking all your flaws,
A temporary gift presenting
A self deprecating pause.

Prizing yourself the credit
Afforded to a stranger,
Remembering self kindness
Does not equate to danger.

Flawesome a buzz word
I heard spoken by a child,
Though within it's echo lives
A simple beauty most beguiled.

This is what I look like
With my mask removed today,
Though slightly tweaked still vulnerable
With baby steps I play.

I pledged to become more transparent
Real and less afraid,
So I'm hitting post right now
Before my confidence is swayed.

There is a chance I will freak out
And edit out the image,
Though I'm hoping this acknowledgement
Will aid avoidance of such scrimmage.

To be vulnerable is scary
Yet also very freeing,
No shield of hat, hair or angle
With only eyes for seeing.

To step outside the shielded glass
This act was once forbidden,
Impuissant as it is
It's also nice to not be hidden.

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