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that girl beside me

Written by Aliah Nicole Tejano


there's only one me in this room

but there's two in the mirror

an angel, I had assumed

she's a twin, but also a lover


a push and pull relationship

of incestuous love and hate

I myself don't know what to make of it

should I feel pride and shame


cos when I look at the glass

she's there mocking me

with a hint of encouragement, although a bit crass

cos she knows I don't like what I see


maybe, if I got rid of all the reflective surfaces

I won't get to see her

maybe I'd do myself a service

and finally,I put a stop to this forever


it's not like i haven't done this before

but I'll miss that girl

she's stuck to my core

she's been here all along, through the whirl


through the drip of green on my lips

where we kissed at the sink

through the food that had only known dips

our fingers were linked.


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