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Subject: Her Reflection

Author:
Janel

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Date Posted: 01:14:33 01/15/08 Tue

'Who am I?' she pondered,
as she looked in the
shimmering pond,
her reflection rippling
along with the gentle waves,
'Is she me?'

Her reflection only gazed
back at her
as it mystically danced
in the shore stricken waves.

'Is she a part of me?'

The forest around her
echoed in silence,
not much of a sound
but the rustle
of the leaves
in the trees.

She looked up towards
the tall trees above her,
the branches moved with the breeze,
mysteriously waving
into her heart.

She closed her eyes,
searching inside,
for an answer,
for some kind of sign,
to show her,
to guide her
through the storm.

But nothing...
silence still graced
the forest walls,
falling over her
like a veil
of peace.

She breathed deeply,
looking back into
the mirror - like pond,
her reflection
still the same,
still peering
back at her.

'Is that really me?'

She didn't recognize herself,
at least not totally,
her eyes seemed faded,
her face somewhat pale,
and her lips
dry and chapped,
curved into a slight frown.

She pushed her long
highlighted hair back
behind her ears,
rubbed her eyes gently
with the back of her hand,
licked her lips generously
to soothe them,
and tried to smile
at her reflection
but only was able to achieve
a half smile.

She sighed
and looked back
to the surrounding trees,
'A few days of rest
and I'll be back to myself.'
she thought
as she folded
her hands together,
'Whoever that is.' she added.

The trees around her
seemed to embrace her
as they danced with the breeze,
and as if to answer her
she heard a whisper in the wind,
she couldn't make out the words
but she felt calmed, relaxed,
as though she had just drank
some soothing hot tea.

In any case
she felt better,
and her reflection now
smiled back at her,
and a cascade
of serenity
blanketed her,
she was ok now,
for the time being,
she was ok.

jah 2004

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