What I see is What You don't

I look in the mirror

I see something different

It's not my reflection

Only an illusion

I see a wolf

Strong, confident, a warrior

Change that, now it's a raptor

An unstoppable force, a rising star, a champion

Change again, now it's a lion

Invulnerable, fearless, a king

Change once more, now there's nothing

Unless you look closer

There's a beast, chained by the legs and arms

It's waiting for that moment

That moment of freedom

Where nothing will stop it

Here is problem with this reflection

When you don't look at me closely

It looks right back at you with no hesitation

So never tell someone you know me

Because you will never know until you ask for yourself

 

 

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