Before I left

I checked myself in the mirror.

Made sure I am wearing my smile 

Bight red on my chapped lips,

Concealing the blood streaks

trapped around the corners.

 

Before I left 

I checked myself in the mirror.

Made sure I am wearing my confidence 

Jet black on my sunken eyes,

Hiding the pain and angiush

lost some where in my daily routine.

 

Before I left 

I checked myself in the mirror.

Made sure I am wearing my kindness 

Soft white up my sleeves,

Dissolving the stark hatred 

in the name of love.

 

Because I know.

I know, when others look at me

They see

the smile, the confidence, the kindness

Walking about them.

And people are like mirrors,

If not broken and tarnished.

They reflect what they see.