Reflection
Hope & Belief
August 23, 2018Fear
September 5, 2018
PHOTO PROMPT © Nathan Sowers
“Don’t touch it, Kira. There lies a portal beyond the mirror… a realm to another world”. The clairvoyant whispered in my ears.
Despite the warning, I held the mirror in my trembling hands.
All I saw was a pale reflection questioning my existence. “What do you really see-
a victim or a culprit”, it urged me to answer honestly.
I peered closely… the mirror reflected my concavity, it showed how hollow I had become. The shadow that once was me still remains unwelcome.
I put the mirror on the ground and walked away… and the reflection smiled once again.
This post is written for Friday Fictioneers. You can read more stories based on this prompt here.
40 Comments
I like the idea of the mirror seeing how hollow she had become. Nicely done.
Thanks, Iain. I’m glad that you liked it. 🙂
Dear Priya,
That’s a mirror I’d want to set down and walk away from, too. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks, Rochelle. May be we should walk away.. or maybe it’s time to do something about it. 🙂
Reminds me of the portrait of Dorian Gray…!! How hollow a man becomes in the name of growing up!
True. We all grow up and lose our innocence. Thanks, Anshu
How beautifully you’ve captured the feelings of a ruptured soul.
I’m glad you liked it, Sunita.
I just left a comment on your post. did you get that? I can’t see it (under moderation, maybe?)
Yes I got your comment and have replied as well . Thanks for appreciating.
I agree with Lain – nice way of showing how the mirror reflected how hollow she had become.
Thank you so much. We all need to reflect one in a while, I guess.
🙂
I wish I had this mirror. It would be a real assessment of my character.
Hmm.. true. thanks for stopping by.
Victim or culprit? Now there’s a question to reflect upon. Well done.
indeed… Thanks, Sandra. 🙂
What event causes her to question her role as victim or culprit? She must be in a lot of emotional pain
True..She must be in a turmoil. Thanks, Fatima.
Now, is she going to go about figuring out how to fill herself up again?
Maybe she will… thank you for commenting, Granonine. 🙂
Break the mirror, life’s ugly as it is 🙂
Maybe she needed to see it. Thanks, Anurag
Our image in the mirror keeps changing as we grow older .. we may change as a person but if we cant look at our own self eye to eye, thats a shame. Loved your take on this inner soul searching Pri!
Thanks, Aks. you got the essence of the story.
Your comment made me smile. Most of my close friends call me ‘Pri’. 🙂
You’ve written a real conundrum. I wonder if the woman is a victim of “gaslighting”, a form of abuse where the abuser systematically sets out to destroy the self-esteem of their victim?
The girl in the story is introspecting, which can take her to a different realm. Thanks, Penny 🙂
This leaves so many thoughts behind. Though provoking take on the prompt.
Thanks so much, Sonia.
Do you see your true self in a mirror? Excellent.
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More like introspection. Thanks, Keith.
Maybe sometimes we NEED to look into such a mirror…
Thanks, Dale
It does sound as though someone else has damaged her self-esteem. If so I hope she finds a way to get strong and confident again.
Thanks for the comment, Jilly. I hope so too
Wonderfully detailed & captured. A very fine job.
Thank your for your kind words, Lisa
This made me think of anorexia. Don’t know if that was your intention, but hollowness, pale, the trembling hand, shallowness all gave me that thought. Whatever her suffering is, I am glad she cast away the mirror that only made it worse. “The mirror reflected my concavity, it showed how hollow I had become.”Beautiful writing.
It was not. But I see where you are coming from.
I m glad you liked it. Thanks a bunch
I like how you capture that odd feeling of looking in a mirror. When you look your image in the eye, you see what others see and wonder who you really are.
So true. Thanks for stopping by, James