Mirror Me.

I stare in the mirror.

I see me....
But not from the present or the future..

The past.

4 years ago...

I smile at myself. I look so naive.

I was so innocent then.. I think to myself.

The mirror image looks at me confused.

It laughs and says-
I am no where near innocent, sweetheart.

We laugh together.
Mirror me stops before I do.

You know..
 Mirror Me says,
We will never get this opportunity again.
To change the past.

I smile and nod at my past self.

I was bright..

"We are still bright." She states.

I move closer to the younger version of myself.

Don't speak, Listen.
I say intently, knowing myself.

She nods. And I begin.

Love yourself. No matter how hard it may seem. You are the only you, you have.

Don't sweat the small things in your young life. Look at the bigger picture.

The friends you have now may seem like they are it... keep in mind everyone is different and have different opinoins and issues.

Don't date those boys... they weren't worth it. Seriously.

Remember your family in all that you do. You have young ones looking up to you. They are always watching.

God loves you more than you know.

Don't ever feel like life is too hard. You're still in high school.

Don't post your life on Facebook. It's not a diary.

Soak up every moment at Camp. You never know how long you'll be there.

There will be moments when you feel like you're in love. You are young. Don't let him control your thoughts.

You are beautiful. Don't forget that.

Remember your morals.

Love life. Even the hard stuff. You only get to live once.

Don't be hard on yourself. Everyone has flaws.

You don't know everything.

Don't be a smart ass.

She watches your every move. And loves you more than you know. Don't ruin that relationship.

I stared at the mirror for a few seconds, letting my naive self soak up all I said.

One more thing. I whisper.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Ever. You are worth it.


The version of myself looks at me, smiles, thanks me and leaves. leaving me only with myself.

I close my eyes for a split second.

Maybe it will be like the movies and everything will change.

I take a breath, and open them slowly...

I look at myself in the mirror, and see me. Nothing changed, nothing different. Just me like I was before I saw my past self.
Flawed
Imperfect
A little crazy.
But still me...

Maybe I didn't listen. I think.

Maybe nothing was supposed to change. I think looking at my mirrored self.

I laugh at myself, giving the mirror one more look over. Smile and walk away.




Godspeed <3