reflections of the future

there she stands
in a room all alone.
success is hers,
pride
ebbs and flows through her veins.
she looks around to share
but no one is there.
empty words of encouragement
crumble beneath her
false notions of support
float above her
and backwards smiles
sneer from every direction.
the mirror alone
sees who she is.
it smiles back at her
as she grabs hold of her dreams
and forgets the place
from whence she came.
never to return again.