Mirrors (Original Poem)

We look in the mirror reflectively

Seeking assurance that all is well

But not knowing who to be has left us not knowing where to look

And uncertain of all it is we see

We hold up mirrors passively

To reflect away the agony

But the one who enters leaves a part of themselves

To sooth it all away

And the mirror calls me, calls my name

Holding my sanity to ransom

But I'm not looking, I don't care to see

I don't care to find a reason why this madness is in me

In reading words I see myself

It's neither you, nor someone else

Sometimes reflected in the news I hear

I sense destiny showing me the hand of fate

Reminding me

Once again

That mirrors exist

Everywhere

Reflecting back what I fail to see

Reflecting back the lies between you and me