“Beneath the Surface”

Spraypaint on canvas

36x36

Ryan Stalsby

$500

If you dare to look into

A world where you may not be you

Then go ahead and feed the leech

That absorbs all its jagged teeth can reach

For the reflection takes all you are

Every bruise and jagged scar

And puts them for you to plainly see

Or, at least, so it believes

For the mirror can only steal

What one chooses to reveal

As every secret, every story

Remains privately concealed

So, yes, the mirror may have its chance

To take you face with just a glance

But your soul will still flourish indeed

With no outside sources crippling

The gentle spirit within the scars

That can grow up towards those hopeful stars

While beneath the surface still remains

An image no leech can sustain

So if you dare to look into

A world where your face is not on you

Smile while the clueless glass shows what it sees

Never knowing the beauty that lies beneath

by M. Bloom