“Mirror Image”

Jennifer
Twin Groves Middle School
Lake County, Illinois

"Mirror Image" by Jennifer 2016 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate Twin Groves Middle School Lake County, IL To read the poems of every 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate, visit www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) transforms young lives, improves classrooms and unites communities through poetry writing.

Once I knew of a towering goddess,
pale complexion, mane of sleek raven hair.
People found solace as she was modest,
everyone knew she was terribly fair.
Each day I would face the mirror and smile,
in return the goddess would flash a grin.
I envied her fun trend-setting lifestyle,
and wished to cease life as wolf in sheepskin.
This time, however, when I saw myself,
no longer could I see all of my flaws.
I saw the goddess, perfection itself,
eyes wouldn't close, above my hanging jaw.
Elation filled my heart, flowing through cracks,
“She's me,” I thought, and there are no drawbacks.