Mirror, Mirror

I barely glance at you
Nowadays
The fame you promised
In youth
Made me infamous
Among men
But had me hate myself

There is a strong malice
Between us
You serve as
An alert of pimples
Not the faithful
And painful
Truth serum
Injected to drive
More exercise

There is nothing
You can offer me
More than needs
Of personal hygiene
The reflection is not me
But your dictatorship
From images of others
On your cousin
The black proscenium

Neither you
Nor members of your family
Will keep me captive
Within your frames
My spirit rules & reigns
Over my flesh
So shine your reflection
While the lights are on

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Its time to end
Your demands to pretend
Like all life rotates
Around what you dictate
To be beauty
When I'm not guilty
Of envy
I know my essence
Exists
Beyond your cold glass eminence