You may trod me in the very dirt.
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
— Still I Rise, Maya Angelou
The Haunting Glass
Simone Brick Simone Brick

The Haunting Glass

For the useless glass in front of me cannot portray my worth,
My talents or my fears or the story of my birth.
Really it tells you nothing, so why then do I care?
Why do I constantly just stand in front and stare?

Picking at each part, never viewing me as a whole.
This vessel of my being, protector of my soul. 
Who even has the right, to say what is good and what is bad?
And why should I give others standards the power to make me sad?

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Obsession
Simone Brick Simone Brick

Obsession

The tug to be perfect, giving in to the crave,
Everything in its place in my own little cave.
It began with nothing, merely making something right,
Now all of a sudden it is something I fight.

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Escape
Simone Brick Simone Brick

Escape

With each footprint I make my mind becomes clearer.
No action on earth do I hold dearer.
Wind in my hair, sun on my skin.
Effortless motion coming from within.

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