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The White Woman In The Mirror
April 1, 2022
Jasjeet Kaur is an aspiring writer, as she hopes to pursue creative writing in college. Currently she is a senior in high school who writes poetry in her free time and hopes to build an amazing collection.
The White Woman In The Mirror: Arts Articles
i stood in front of the mirror
and he took his spot beside me
as i got ready
he stared at my reflection
the bypassers would say that he was trapped by my beauty
but we both knew better
the intensity of his stare was met by the intensity of his imagination
he imagined
that the curves went flat in an effort to make me like her
my black hair dyed blonde
my eyes that had once reflected the earth now represented the ocean waves my brown skin lightened till one may liken it to snow
my voice got quieter till i was considered to be the epitome of a lady the foreign influence melted away
taking the accents of my ancestors away with it
changing and changing till i was somebody else
i held up my smile
pretending the tears in my eyes came from poking them with my favorite mascara giggling
but with one look at his face
it seemed he didn’t like that much either
- the white woman in the mirror
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