Mirror Mirror

I stare into the mirror, 

What do I see?

A lost boy that looks like me.

I see his fears and desires

dangling lifeless from a tree.

I see his beards like fires

consuming what's left of me

Tell me, are you alright?

Mirror, mirror

Tell me, is this me?

That frail boy 

whose heart's ripped

whose blood drip

whose nose bleed

whose eyes weep

whose back bear scars of whips.

Maybe I should end it all... 

lean up against my wall, 

mirror and I side by side

and cry.

Tears shall stream down my face

as I make incantations

of names that did me much hurt...

More tears shall begin to stream down

as I begin to sing good-bye

Good-bye sunshine, 

good-bye moon

good-bye flowers

good-bye Uju

I came, I saw

Can’t say I didn’t try

Heaven knows I swam

but the waves...

Mirror, mirror

please help me breathe.

I lost view of me

I come to you for comfort,

not for vanity...

Oh reflection! Self destruct!

You are not me!

You lie to me

When I look happy, you frown

When I look professional, you wear rags

When I look crappy, you look classy.

But you don't tell me, 

how to look within...

You only tell me what I see

What they say...you agree.

Mirror , mirror

Tell me what do you see

When my face is hidden, 

and my hearts incomplete?

A clown?

A king?

Liar!

I'll look within.

But then I look deep within, 

eyes shut against

the dazzling sights without,

in the mirror of my soul

I see my present, and my past, 

and what the future holds

wealthy and destitute

dignified and indecorous...

This doesn't feel right.

Mirror , mirror 

From cradle to teen

I've been standing here

I thought you were my friend...

but you've left me troubled, lost, lonely

With tear-stained cheeks and woolly hair

You tell the truth

You mirror my thoughts

You take off my mask

and mirror me reality

of how I feel

about what others say about me 

Mirror, mirror

My made-up fantasy

Mirror me,

with eyes within

I see myself as what I am, 

And what I could have been.

I see the shadow side of me, 

That’s hidden deep within.

As I stare at my reflection, 

with the eyes of salvation

my salvation, 

staring back through my own eyes

I see myself, not like the mirror dude

not as others do.

I see truth...

But I also see the lies

I tell myself about you.

Mirror, mirror

I now can look within

and get rid of your disguise, 

Of Thorns, Truth, and Tears.

I now look within

and get rid of your guile

through my own eyes, 

I can see my deepest fears

I can look 'em in the face

I can clench my fist

and punch 'em in the face.

Well mirror, mirror

thanks for being there...

for helping find myself.

It’s time I step away,

yes, twill be for years...

It’s time my mask came off for good

It's time the real me mirrors itself