MIRROR, MIRROR

MIRROR, MIRROR By Jennifer Shiloh Once upon a time, I thought the story Was about a beast beneath the skin Something ugly, something broken Something no one could let in I searched the world for something beautiful While hiding what I feared to see But every door I tried to open Led me back to me And there it was behind the glass A thousand pieces of my past The parts I buried, parts I knew The parts I never wanted to Mirror, mirror on the wall Show me all the beauty I hide behind it all Show me every scar I couldn’t see Every shadow that was asking to be free Mirror, mirror, tell me true Was the beast I feared always a part of you? Maybe beauty wasn’t something I could find Maybe it was waiting in the shadows of my mind I called the darkness something wicked I called the broken something wrong I didn’t know the things I hated Were the pieces making me strong The girl beneath the frightened eyes Had been waiting there so long Not for someone else to rescue her But for herself to come home So I stopped running from the glass Stopped wishing I could change the past And when I finally looked within I saw the place where love begins Mirror, mirror on the wall Show me all the beauty I hide behind it all Show me every scar I couldn’t see Every shadow that was asking to be free Mirror, mirror, tell me true Was the beast I feared always a part of you? Maybe beauty wasn’t something I could find Maybe it was waiting in the shadows of my mind What if the beast was never the beast? What if the monster was my fear? What if the darkness wasn’t darkness But a wounded part of me Calling me near? What if the castle wasn’t prison? What if the curse was never real? What if the mirror wasn’t judging me— It was teaching me to feel? I thought I had to slay the beast I thought I had to make it disappear But the moment I embraced my shadow The beast simply disappeared Mirror, mirror on the wall Show me all the beauty I was too afraid to call Show me every shadow, every scar Show me I’ve been beautiful just as I am Mirror, mirror, now I see The beast was never waiting outside of me The fairy tale was never someone else’s story I was the darkness— I was the light— I was the beauty— All along. Mirror, mirror on the wall… Who is the fairest of them all? The one who finally dared to look. #viral #trending #growth #shorts #music #fyp #spirituality #rock #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #youtubeshorts #song #fypp #viral