Cracked Mirror

Cracked mirror, staring back at me

A stranger’s face, where mine used to be

Another filter, another like, another plea

To fit the mold they sculpted, perfectly.

Scrolling, scrolling, highlight reel parade

Perfect bodies, promises unafraid

Of selling secrets, packaged in a lie

While a broken heart is quietly asking, “why?”

The whispers started softly, in my ear

“Not good enough,” a constant, chilling fear

Each magazine, a weapon, sharp and cold

Stealing pieces of the story to be told.

Cracked mirror, shattered dreams on the floor

Chasing shadows, wanting something more

Than empty praise and a hollow, vacant smile

Gotta break the chains, reclaim myself

This skin I’m in, a battle I will face

Erase the lines, and find a saving grace

Cracked mirror, I see you now

I’m beautiful inside and out, I touch the sky to fly

They build you up, just to watch you fall

A twisted game, where no one wins at all

The comments sting, a viper’s venom kiss

Trading worth for fleeting happiness.

But underneath the surface, a fire starts to glow

A rebellion brewing, ready to overthrow

The tyranny of images, the constant, judging gaze

Goons rewrite the narrative, and find my own damn way

The whispers fading, a distant, ghostly sound

No longer captive, on this hallowed ground

Each battle scar, a lesson learned in pain

Rising stronger, through the sun and rain.

Cracked mirror, shattered dreams on the floor

Chasing shadows, wanting something more

Than empty praise and a hollow, vacant smile

Gotta break the chains, reclaim myself

This skin I’m in, a battle I will face

Erase the lines, and find a saving grace

Cracked mirror, I see you now

I’m beautiful inside and out, I touch the sky to fly

This isn’t a fairytale, no prince is gonna come.

I’ve got to save myself, before I overcome.

(My demons)

Learn to love the flaws, the edges rough and true

This is me, the real me, breaking through.

Cracked mirror, shattered dreams on the floor

Chasing shadows, wanting something more (No more, no more!)

Than empty praise and a hollow, vacant smile

Gotta break the chains, reclaim myself (I’m breaking free!)

This skin I’m in, a battle I will face (I will face!)

Erase the lines, and find a saving grace

Cracked mirror, I see you now

I’m beautiful inside and out, I touch the sky to fly

Touch the sky…

I’m touching the sky…

I’m beautiful…

Fly…