Misunderstood
I look in the mirror;
A stranger looks back.
Her eyes are hollow,
yet I can see into her soul.
She bleeds love.
It courses through her veins
in search of a home.
Her gift is her undoing,
and she gets lost
in the chasm of
misunderstanding.
Published by Cheryl Williams
Cheryl resides in Charlotte, NC, where she is the Charlotte Love & Marriage Examiner and the Charlotte Conflict Resolution Examiner for Examiner.com. She is a writer with many publishing credits, including... View profile
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