I am a girl with many talents, or so I am told. But I feel all alone in this world. I long for a man who will love me and a clean piece of paper. I have so many emotions bottled up inside myself and the only way I can get them out is to write. It keeps me sane. This poem is about me and my life. I feel like I'm drowning is an ocean and I am the best swimmer in the world. I am a poor girl who just wants to be happy.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Teen Poems about Life

Reflection
I am looking in a mirror,
but all I can see is me,
trying to be
what I want to be
instead of what I really am.
76 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
  • nadiya
    i can connect with the poem,goodwork
  • brittney
    i loved the poem keep up the good work
  • Kessa
    I LOVE THIS POEM SO MUCH
  • jasmine
    it makes you think twice you should'nt change yourself to please some one.
  • Sisko
    i love this poem. it's short and simple but so true and i feel the exact same way sometimes, in fact i wrote a poem somewhat like this once but longer and not nearly as good. :)
  • steven
    this is a great poem
  • sherrell
    goood
  • Desiree
    I loved this poem its short but very meaningfull and i can honestly say i can relate.
  • Negine
    Wow Olivia! your really good with this poem stuff!I bet you Shakespeare is so jealous.
  • kayla
    so simple, yet so true
  • Chelsea
    Although this poem is very short it is very well written, i love writing poetry as i feel the same as you, i love to read other teen poetry as thats where i get my inspiration from. When people hear the word poems or poetry straight away they think ryhming but i think feeling. I just thought i should share what i thought about your poems and it was very touching and gave me a bit of a wake up call.
  • Kimyata
    olivia your poem was short but filled with an important messege for the world if you don't know I am a poet too i write all the time mabe we can e-mail each other and mabe one day we will meet. (ps) keep writting olivia your words can change lives
  • May Ann
    wow! two thumbs-up! great poem. Short but very inspiring. Continue touching lives Olivia!
  • kitta
    I can really relate to the poem it is short sweet and to the point
  • Brittany
    this poem is short but it is also good because somethimes wen poeple look in the mirror is a person of them and then it isn't because at different places they act different then what they really are
  • eric
    i thought it showed that alot of pple try to be some 1 eals but they arnt and its not allways every one eals it is usulay your sealf
  • Courtney
    hey good poem i dont think the length of the poem means anything but the words make it what its is its a really pretty poem keep up the good work!
  • Britt
    OMG this is such a great poem. It is short and i love it! It has such a strong meaning! Thanks for sharing it.
  • Tera
    I really likd this poem because when I read it sumthing just touched me. Likesometimes when I lok in the mirror I want to be somethng else like Idont like my image.
  • jonh
    this poem is very good and beautiful.
  • JazaRae
    I think this poem is awesome. I love how I and mostly every teenager in America probably even all over the world can relate to this write.
  • Rachel
    Hi my name is Rachel and I am 16 years old and I wanted to say that I love your poem. I write poems and lyrics and very talented at doing it. I cant wait until i become a famous singer. well me and my two friends. But ant way im going to bring out a poem book that I wrote.
  • Selah
    Short and simple, but with a very deep meaning. Very nice. Very inspiring! Keep up the good work! Godspeed!
  • laura
    That poem is fantastic!; short, snappy, honest and frankly. im lovin it! it reminds me of the christina aguilera song reflection; "when will my reflection show who i am inside" good job!
  • Kate
    I really liked this poem it reminds me of how i feel sometimes. Looking into a mirror and wanting to see someone else.
  • Dana
    This poem described my situation perfectly! I know that people don't like what they see in the mirror (and I am one of them) but you described my opinion on myself perfectly. You put it beautifully into words also.
  • Ashleigh
    I like this poem but it does make me sad. About all the girls who try to be something that they're not. I mean every one wants to be popular sometimes and be in with the in croud but people should like you for who you are.
  • Jasmine
    wow thank-you so much for sharing this poem. i feel the same way!
  • Christine
    It doesn't matter what age you are everyone can relate to this one I'm 20 and I can
  • Tennille
    this poem is toughing and it keeps running threw my min ill give it a 10 outta 10 great job!
  • sHtDeLLe
    I just want 2 say dat dis poem realli touched me coz everytime i look in da mirra i try 2 b sum 1 im not. i think dis poem is realli good n realli realates 2 me in every waz possible thanks 4 makin me wake up 2 mi self b4 its 2 late. thankz.
  • LEKEDA
    Yes this me kedaboo and anit no one else name is kedaboo there's only one kedaboo in this world.
  • tiffany
    i love it! it is what i see every morning. someone that is really not even me.
  • xavier
    i think this poem is really good i think we all can relate to some thing like that it was a really deep poem
  • Mark
    Very nice and touching poem. it easily can relate to anyone in this world. it might only be 4 lines but there is so much to reflect upon. AMAZING POEM!
  • Nuraz
    3 words. 'Short and Sweet' gd job girl!. tts sounds lyke me. lol
  • joyce
    i think one of God's special challenges is "self-identity. " A quote I came across once states, "Figure out who you, then do it in purpose. " It's natural to fear to be accepted in the world, however, it is up to you on who you want to become to be. Therefore, choose your decision wisely!
  • madison
    the peom was good considering how short it was
  • margaret
    it was good
  • Rach
    hey it's a really great poem. even though it's short. dat's lyke me.
  • Angie
    I think this is a poem many people will be able to relate to. It is short and sweet, Keep it up!
  • Gabby
    Wow i can't believe u wrote that poem! Its just so beautiful. I wrote a similar one almost exact. I wanna thank you for writting that because I know now others feel the same way too.
  • Roxy
    I liked your poem. I feel that way a lot of the time too. I just wish it would have been longer. Good Job. Please Keep Writing!
  • Olivia
    your poem was very meaningful i really feel like the same i have felt very lost lately and my life is very beautiful. I really love writing too and helps me sort out my emotions while struggling to grow up. I've learned lately to stop analyzing things in my life and just live my life to it's fullest. Life does have a very perposeful meaning, that i havent yeat found. but until i figure it out im just going to make my life the best tale around. haha that rhymes! lol anyways great poem!
  • Alisa
    Very very powerful poem and you are right, we are alway truing to be something we are not.
  • ALICIA
    GRIL I KNOW MANY TIMES I TRY TO BE WHAT IM NOT ONLY TO END UP BACK WHERE I STARTED FROM. BUT THE ONLY THING U CAN DO IS BE WHO YOU ARE AND I KNOW IT'S HARD MAN DO I EVER.
  • G
    Were all scared even the the toughest of us. How to conquer our fears is the KEY How can we do it! Believe there is a reason for you being here on earth.Believe that one day you will invent something that humanity will benefit from including the enemies that you might hate or made you hate.Believe that by doing this you will not only find yourself; But, find the people who made you this successful (Including your enemies, and that my sweeti is what you call POWER which enessence make you an angel in GODS eyes)! So when you look in the mirror. Remember that you are here because GOD wants you to be here! And remember never to loose FAITH, Because when you look in the mirror I also see me.
  • Riaz
    i now got into this whole poem thing and i thought that it had to be long for it to be good but yours is so short and sweet i find that it is excellent and appeals to almost everyone.
  • Deanna
    hey your poem is so true, it actually makes you think about your past even when it was bad! Good luck on more great poems!
  • martin
    i like it
  • tamsin
    i was looking through the poems on this page and it occured to me that most people weren't putting across exactly what they were trying to say. i couldnt relate to any of it until i read this one and it sums up exactly what i was trying to put into words myself. maybe things are best said simply without use of a long explanation by the end of which u are still none the wiser. well done-it was a pleasure to read...
  • Anna
    Very Good! It cought my attention, keep writing Its your special gift you share with others.
  • ashley
    this poem says it all it is so true . excellent job
  • marina
    how beautiful ! It feels good to know that I'm not the only person who feel that way.
  • Victoria
    Beautiful poem! I think everyone should listen tho this poem. So true. Good job!
  • anu
    Hi,i can tell u even i feel this way.But at the same time,i've realized i'm one individual myself and i've also the same emotions,feelings self respect like everyone elsr does.Accept ur self,ur err and belive me u will feel much better. love anu
  • Destiny
    This is so true!! I love it!
  • Sarah
    This is the truest example of how quality counts and not quantity. It's not its length that draws me to it, but its simplicity, and the deep truth rooted in it.
  • Jason
    This is exactly how i feel sometime. It is short but you say so much in so little words.
  • melissa
    yuor poem was grouse. i try writting poems but they never sound as good as what your's do!!!!!
  • Jennifer
    this is what i feel about me
  • missy
    i was great
  • sam
    It was so true!I'm a teenager and i totally agree!I also try to be something i'm not.I write poems but i'm not as good as you!
  • Dmitriy
    This is so true of me. Why can't I ever see it in myself when it matters? Why do I hide everything about myself that is unique and interesting? These few words make me think about it all, something I need to do.
  • michelle
    This poem is short but captures how I feel exactly. TBeing a teenager is hard always trying to fit in and make a difference but lately I'm wondering when will being me just be enough.
  • Shannon
    Be yourself and things will work out!
  • Meaghan
    I really liked your poem, I think alot of people need to look inthe mirror and see that they need to be themselves instead of somebody else
  • June
    I don't have much to say,except thank you. Thank you for sharing your poem. Although simplistic,it's the truth. Not only your truth,but mine and everybodies.Even if it's hard to admit,"Reflection" is who i am. well if u were hoping to have an impact on somebody and even if you werent-you did. I know your probably wondering about my age. I'm 15
  • Jennie
    it is a very good poem it explins my life so very well and it has helped me through hard times. thank you
  • blondi
    it is true you want to be someone else but you have no idea how to change from the person you are now. It was really hard. I made some people mad but I accomplished the unthinkable to be the person I am inside!
  • Faranak
    The poem is SO TRUE! not just for me or my friends but pretty much for everyone!
  • skyblue2000
    this poem is so true i love this poem
  • stefanie
    this poem described me and my life perfectly.
  • Shannon
    That was such a great poem and it's so true, b/c so many people feel that way, i know i do.
  • Tiffany
    I think this poem is fascinating. This girl is very talented. She should write more poems like this one. This poem also describes me, too.
  • abdurahman
    With a few lines you are revealing a big truth. Thank you tanks a lot you are realy grate

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