Looking through the mirror into the window of my soul,

I see a floating being, with stories yet untold;

I see a bouncing baby and a woman turning old;

I see a heart so full of warmth, yet at times so bitter cold.

Looking through the mirror into the window of my being,

I see a woman whose lived her life as though she were sightseeing;

Who never truly embraced the world with zest of fearless flight;

Who carefully lived each day in surity she’d sleep through another night,

And awaken to the dawn; weary eyes appearing bright.

Reaching into the mirror to grasp a clear vision of myself,

I grasped a fleeting spirit, that nearly took my breath!

She hauntingly laughed at me; wicked laughter laced with fear;

She cursed me as a liar, all was not as it appeared;

She said I was like an empty house; no personality of its own,

My inhabitants, friends and lovers, often made this house their home,

I changed my personality to fit the status quo;

My decor changed with each owner, and disappeared once they would go;

I could not grasp this entity, although she was so close and clear;

Each time I thought I had her, she’d up and disappear;

And then someone would magically arive with the gift of identity,

So for a time I’d harbor such, and thus it would become me,

The mirrored being took a seat, looked me straight into my eyes,

She watched me closely in her stare, and straightened her demise,

She said, for once be true to self; and you will have a clue;

Of the beauty of the spirit and the beauty of what is uniquely you!

Do not be afraid to be what you know is deep within your soul!

Release the fears of rejection, release the need to gain control;

Dance with the fairys in the night, sing lullibys with the moon,

Walk in the rain in mornings, sleep till the afternoon...

Speak your truths with love and passion; don’t do it just because you’ve heard its right...

And you will find the answers to questions that haunt you in the night,

But most of all my kindred one; you will find the light!

~By Cordieb.

Beautiful artwork courtesy of SanityFound

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I have been blessed through out the years

by kin and strangers alike who have caught my tears

Who have gave me strength; eased my fears. . .

Into their basin of unconditional love supreme . . .

and turned those tears so magically

into a blessing; making sad eyes gleam

who have turned nightmares into dreams . . .

All webs in life are weaved together

we all are one; from begining until forever

though we may be close or lightyears apart

our actions send endless waves rippling to all hearts

So often we may not realize

What we do and say travel endless miles

When we feed the hungry; or simply give a smile . .

However we relate to our fellow man

is chain reacted across the land and back again

Thus far I've been blessed beyond compare

From the whole of humanity, timeless; everywhere

And so I feel compelled to pass on a blessing

to aide humanity in not regressing

into the darkness of separation and instinct

because were're all connected by a common link

So though you may be close or very far,

your light warms humanity like a distant star

Without you there would be no me

Thus, I'm grateful for your being, eternally

For the love you share, I say UBUNTU

I am what I am because of all of you!

Sun brings forth life as a distant star

As such, I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE!

~Written especially for YOU - By CordieB.