Olivia

What did Olivia see when she looked in the mirror?
She saw a broken girl trying to live 
She saw the bastard kid that her drunken 'father' would say, 
"You were a mistake that's it"
Foreigner to the world 
She was the product of a rape victim

The mirror shattered her into pieces when she would look at it 
Because staring back at her was the biggest reminder of a memory 
Her mother was trying so hard to forget
Post 
Traumatic 
Stress
Disorder 
That's what her mother was diagnosed with
And with therapy, her mother had to deal with the harsh reality of it 

Her mother had a responsibility placed in her hands
By a man that didn't think twice about it
His guilty pleasures took over him
That's why her screams of "NO" fell on deaf ears
25 years young 
The traumatic experience left her devastated 
Her beautiful temple 
Disfigured 
By a man that pulled up his trousers to only walk away and carry on living 

Olivia blames herself every day because of it 
Her father, her mother's husband 
Would make her feel bad that she was born through this 
Her mother wanted an abortion 
But she was too far gone 
For the process to begin
So the only 'father' that Olivia had ever known 
Would take his anger out on her 
Because she's the closest person to the man, who damaged the one thing a husband owns

When Olivia looked in the mirror for the second time
She looked past her own figure to look behind 
Straight at her mother
Now 41 years old
A single parent to Olivia 
Her mother is a survivor with a survivor story to be told

Olivia can't look in the mirror
Because she saw a girl fighting 
Fighting to hold back tears 
These were tears her mother vowed to wipe away
Olivia saw a girl with written insults on her body
Yet her mother was ready to erase it all, no matter how long it takes  
Olivia couldn't bear to look at her scar of humiliation 
But her mother was ready to put a smile on her face 
When she looked in the mirror
Olivia saw the kiss
The one kiss her mother gave her
To let her know she's just as much as a victim as her mother is
But they will get through it

Olivia's mother asked her to look in the mirror one last time again,
She asked her, "what do you see when you look in the mirror?"
Her mother answered for her,
" I see a girl with a bright future
A girl that should be ready for the world to see her
You were never a mistake to me Olivia
You were just sent to me the wrong way
It was hard at the beginning knowing you were growing inside of me
But you don't understand you're my strength
And without you, I can't live another day
Olivia forget the last 16 years 
Let's start again
Look in the mirror 
Hold your head high
Like your mother 
Never ever be shy to live this life
You're MY beautiful daughter
And I have got you till I die"