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| "Girl Before a Mirror" by Pablo Picasso |
now ill-equipped to handle what her
life's become. At home, just tolerated
or ignored or spoken sharply to. Where
did the happy woman that she used
to see reflected in the mirror go? And
why is she the only person looking?
When did the close-knit family fragment
into this collection of acquaintances
just settling for a mediocre life instead
of what could be such excellence?
They're fine with that, and so it's she
who is the odd one, straining, reaching
for the understanding and the grace
to fit in somehow in a way that doesn't
dig into the skin, or find the...what,
the courage? the defeat? to pack her
bags and leave.
(c) Ellen Gillette, 2014
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