As I look into my very loved mirror

Toria

I see the long chains of my day

Hanging down

Hanging above me

Each chain intricately interlinked

Hanging on to a face of who I will be today

Each face hiding the real me

I show many faces every day

None of the faces people see are really me

I hide behind each golden face

The chains of steel are so heavy to carry

Each face is made of gold

Each face so heavy for me to hold

One day my steel chains will fall

One day my golden faces will slip

I can’t catch them

I can’t hold them

I will be revealed

Good or bad

Happy or sad

Anger or laughter

Pain

Will you still love me?

Or did you fall in love with the golden faces that portrayed me?

As for me

I will no longer have chains of steel and faces of gold to weigh me down

Relief is all I will hold

The chains of steel and the golden faces will be banished forever

As I look into my very loved mirror

Toria

29/11/2021

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