Mirror: Oh! You look glamorous
Me: Is that so?
Mirror: Yes! That is so, everyone would be looking at you
Me: Really!
Mirror: You would be the envy of the town
A mirror is a piece of glass that reflects how you look. Mirrors don't lie, it only brings out and shows you your real self. That is what my friends used to tell. However, the day I had the aforesaid dialogue with the mirror on the wall, the exact opposite of what my friends have been telling me happened. With the praise of the mirror, I stepped outside feeling bold and confident in myself. As I passed by the streets, I saw people staring at me. At least, I should have been content with that but believe me, I wasn't.
The people were giving me that kind of look that would send shivers down your spine. I know for sure that it wasn't the look of adoration neither was it the looks of praise but the look of scorn and laughter. Trying to look more confident, I swaggered just to show them that I did not care about the impression they had about me but it seems the more I tried to look better, the more they laughed at my frail attempt. Still walking, I heard children insulting me with sexual epithet which only pornographic newspapers could only print. I just didn't know what was wrong with me or how I look.
Heartbroken and depressed, I turn back and headed straight to my room. I saw people forming groups just to hoot at me and at this juncture of time, all I could do was cry. "Who do you think you are?". I heard someone say from the crowd. I replied in soliloquy "I think I am what I am". Here I was thinking that the mirror had told me nothing but the truth of how I looked but it turned out to be false. Well I don't think the mirror was lying after all because I remembered it saying "Yes! That is so, everyone would be looking at you". True to this words, everyone was looking at me but this time in a negative way.
I opened my door and drummed my bed with tears
Mirror: Oh handsome, what has made you sad today?
I pretended that I had not heard what the mirror had said
Mirror: So you are crying because of what the people are saying about you? Cheer up because they do not know you better than yourself.
Me: No more lies. Just go ahead and get gone
Mirror: You call me a liar? I do not lie, I only project what I see in you. I see in you beauty and courage. What the people see is your face, your neck and probably your leg. They do not see your heart but I do so if i tell something, I tell you based on what I have seen in you but they tell you what they see from the outside.
Me: So who do I believe now? You or them?
Mirror: An uneasy choice lies ahead of you. It's either you listen to me and ignore the people or ignore me and listen to the people. Whatever you choose, you would have to loose someone. Just remember one thing, you are who you are and what you think of. Think of bad things and trouble will follow you all the days of your life. Now who do you choose to believe in me or them?
Written by Joseph Yaw Frimpong
@frimpong4u
