{"id":1138,"date":"2020-01-29T00:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T05:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/the-dale\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2020-01-29T00:34:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T05:34:28","slug":"mirror-by-kashaf-duja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/the-dale\/2020\/01\/29\/mirror-by-kashaf-duja\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mirror” by Kashaf Duja"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Mirror” by Kashaf Duja (Photo: Garidy Sanders)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Here I am regretting the past once again.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling,<\/span><\/h4>\n

thinking about all the things I could change if I went back in time.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Trying hard to look at myself in the mirror.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Trying not to remember the past me.<\/span><\/h4>\n

But here I am living the past through my eyes again.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Hurting at the mistakes I’ve made.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Not knowing when I’ll escape the whirlpool of unforgivable memories.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Trying to hypnotize my brain.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Here I am again in front of the mirror forgetting who I am.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Realizing that I should have changed.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Not my past, but my mindset<\/span><\/h4>\n

Not everyone tells you that it\u2019s ok to make mistakes<\/span><\/h4>\n

Every journey taken.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Every heartbreak.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Every sorrow experienced.<\/span><\/h4>\n

They all made me who I am today.<\/span><\/h4>\n

They all pushed me to believe in myself.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Now here I am once again in front of the mirror.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Realizing how unique I am.<\/span><\/h4>\n

The painful past has only made me stronger.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Now I see there is so much more to me than I’ve ever believed.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Now I see so clearly.<\/span><\/h4>\n

The bright stars calling my name.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Now without hesitating.<\/span><\/h4>\n

I will spread my wings wide open and fly past the dark world.<\/span><\/h4>\n

I will fly past the black nights, past the heartless eyes.<\/span><\/h4>\n

I will fly high into the sky and finally removing all my regrets.<\/span><\/h4>\n

All my disbelief and all my weaknesses.<\/span><\/h4>\n

I will raise my hand and touch Polaris.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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