Reflection: Found

Yesterday in Reflection we had a Team (Teen) Leader facilitate Reflection. She shared with her peers a poem that spoke to her on a very sincere, emotional level. 

Found

© Ronni Merriweather

I know I’m smiling but don’t take it as for what it seems

'Cause the only time I'm happy is when I'm in my dreams

'Cause my life is that lonely kid cast out in the shadows

Full of tears, frowns, and many lost battles

Down in a black hole trying to escape depression

But you can't run away from what will always be your reflection

And as you run away reality is getting nearer

And instead of changing you, you try to change the mirror

But what do you do when the mirror falls down?

Breaking apart as it hits the ground

And now you have nothing to hide behind

And now you need the courage you have yet to find

Because fear and sorrow are just emotions that play tricks on your mind

Trying to prevent you from making your life and dreams intertwine

But instead of giving in you try to break out

Rebuilding the happiness that fear and sorrow take out

Because the obstacles you have aren't important it's about how you handle it

Because fear can only be as bad as you imagine it

And sorrow comes with tears just as gray clouds come with rain

And then it will pass quicker than it came

So just be proud you didn't cut yourself with the mirror's glass

And just know that the worst already passed

But if you look in a mirror again, look with open eyes

So if you don't like the out, you can take a look inside.

This work deals with battling one's personal demons. The Team (Teen) Leader facilitating the discussion used this poem to express the pain that teens deal with on a daily basis. She encouraged her peers to keep pushing, and never give up. She also encouraged them to believe in love. 

These amazing, powerful, and positive messages are what we strive for, here at the Maria Kaupas Center. We want to encourage these healthy, expressive means of dealing with emotions.