From Reflections to Realities

What if we had never seen our reflections in mirrors since birth?

Would we be self-assured in our self-worth?

Would we still fall victims to the ills of peer pressure?

Would we be confident or wary of comparisons and its associated torture?

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion

Hence why beauty is in the eye of the beholder

But could we be brave? Could we be bolder?

To rise above the negative rhetoric and keep our composure

Like real soldiers – heads held high despite the weight of the world on our shoulders

You see it’s really a matter of Depth perception

That causes our self-deception

If you stand too far off we skew our own vision

And then accept what others have adjudge to be our imperfections

But if we stand too close to the picture frame

It’s more or less the same, just that we’re the ones finding the blame

We interpret our own differences as “flaws” and deem it as shame

Instead of viewing it as our own special uniqueness worthy of appreciation and acclaim

But when we adjust our stance to the right distance

And fix our focus; there is absolutely no stopping us

As we realize the Master piece that’s always been before our eyes for all our lives

And I can’t help but get the impression that from hereon

We will turn our reflections into realities

And not subjugate ourselves to the demeaning descriptions from society