Your Reflection
You love to talk to me
in the mirror
when I'm putting on my make-up
a brilliant piece
would come to me
a thought or phrase
and I would smile
and catch a glimpse of You.
Your Presence captured
in the reflection of
my eyes
and a broad smile
You appear in
an instant
a joyous twinkle
a brief subtle
but momentous
reflection that I
wish to recreate.
But I have to
wait and
until someday in the mirror
we will meet again
so personal and
sweet. It validates who I am
deeply fulfilled and complete.
Elizabeth P. Brooks is originally from Trinidad and Tobago and now calls Tampa Bay home. She is deeply concerned about human dignity and the need for social justice. She is outgoing, loves the sound of laughter and the power of the word. She is a performance poet and has had several poems and two non-fiction essays published in Indiana Voice Journal. She is the author of a recently published chapbook, “You May Applaud Now and other poems” and she is currently working on a novel and many other projects. Elizabeth is a reference librarian at Saint Leo University in Dade City, Fla., and volunteers as an adult literacy tutor in Tampa. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post. You can visit Elizabeth at her Facebook page here: Elizabeth Brooks