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Smoke and Mirrors
by Laala Kashef Alghata

Look at the looking glass
they say,
they say, see how lucky
you are.

But it’s all smoke
and mirrors,

so tell me how to count
my blessings

on my fingers
or toes—

in my head,
or by counting sheep.

Tell me everything that’s right
but even if it’s true,
like my old photographs
it’s overexposed
and every lie is a sword run through my heart.

They tell me to count my blessings
with a shrug,
they say
don’t collect your tears in a cup.

I count my blessings
in papercuts
from reading books
or muscle strain
from breathless hugs.

I'm not special. I'm not intelligent. I know very little of you. You know very little of me.

Jackson: I've decided to fall in love again.

Joycelyn: That's a disgusting habit.

You'll find a friend someday who'll ask you, "Are you okay?" and then when you nod, he will wipe away your tears, give you a hug and say, "No, you're not."

A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her. - Max Lucado