Poetry Corner: Great Expectations

I wrote this piece when I was in college. This work is what gave me the idea a few years ago to start what I call Mirror Therapy; maybe I will take a moment in my next blog entry and explain what Mirror Therapy is.

Great Expectations

I stood alone

staring into my shadow

hoping to see the image

of a friend I know

The epitome of womanhood,

perfection

kindness

hope

eternal friendship

I stood still

hoping my shadow would become light

hoping my shadow

wasn’t really “just me”

I stood alone

I stood still

I stood in prayer

waiting

to see the image of a friend

in me

By Diana M. Bateman
1995 ©