Unclever

The very first time I did this 

I was scared to even start

Almost couldn't hit "publish"

It's nonsense from my heart

Because my fall-back

When I'm weak and when I'm strong

Is to translate it to rhymes 

To a post that lasts so long

And now it's second nature

I come here and drop it off

So if anybody reads this

I'm sorry for it all

And it's okay if you find it

Unoriginal, unclever

I find it that way myself

Different words just put together

But I have to get it out somehow.

You see, I'm not so fond of mirrors

Because they demand perfection

They limit who I am

To my idiot reflection

I wish to be so much more

I could be someone who stands

I want to be more inside

Who knows? Maybe I am.

There's a lovely girl in the mirror

And it's evident, she's more within

She doesn't even have to try

It's not a fight she has to win

She's absolutely beautiful 

If she was gone they would all miss her

In front of the sink, she stands next to me

For this girl's my older sister

And I'm sorry

But I'm being real

It's not me

But something I feel

And again, it's okay

But they can be so blind

Wrapped up in everything else

It takes more than their eyes

The dandelion and the rose

Each of them sprouts up and grows

On different paths they both will go

There are some things you never know