Category : Poems

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I looked in the mirror
And wondered what I was to you 
And why you left so suddenly
As if one of us had changed

I tried to see myself
The way you had seen me
Replaced my eyes with yours
Turned myself into sizes and shapes
And I was beautiful 
But I was not human
And I was not me

I tried to see my mind
The way you had seen it
Replaced my thoughts with yours
Turned my mind into simplicity
Became a stereotype  
And I was desirable 
But I was not wise or unique 
And I was not me

I tried to see my heart
The way you had seen it
Replaced my feelings with yours
Turned my heart dependent on you
And I was wonderful 
I was all you could have wanted
And nothing more 
But I was not strong or capable 
And I was not me 

Then I understood
Why you left

You caught a glimpse of
Who I might be
You saw there was more to me
Than meets the eye
And I was as vast as the reaches 
Of the galaxy to you
You thought I was the stars in the night sky
But I was also the darkness in between
And it was just too much for you
You didn't want to know
I became uninteresting to you
Because I was too interesting 

Holding onto me 
Would be like reaching out into the unknown 
And some people still fear the dark
So you ran away
You let go 
And you'll move on to the next girl
And then the next 
Until you realize
That all women are galaxies