mirror

a shattered mirror

a reflection i didn’t recognize

the shadow of someone

a presence fading away

artificial lights on a tired mind

pieced out a seven-lettered name

misspelled the ending of our story

keyboards with the wrong keys

neon lights on a wasted soul

getting drunk in the darkness 

chasing high only to wake up sober

i’ll do it over and over again

moonlight on an empty heart

half broken like silence at dawn

half dreaming like i stood a chance

wishing on every star with your name

a world beyond the glass mirror

a reflection that blocked the entrance

a world where the sky was darker

a world where the waves were rougher

the sky was an endless abyss

crystalized rain and black roses

thundering storms and raven feathers

emotions we couldn’t begin to fathom

the waves were the deepest shadows

fallen dreams and blood-stained knives

unspoken words and washed-up pain

the side of glass that actually felt real

i ripped out the outlines of the reflection

shielded me from the wrong things

i watched as my reflection fractured

crimson blood dripped down numbly

fingers traced against fragmented glass

a broken person fading away

but it’s not the mirror that’s cracked

a reflection in a million pieces

some nights i wonder

and some nights i shatter

some nights i feel like

i was on the wrong side of the mirror

- deathetix