Someone In Pain

I saw a person today

Who was obviously in pain

Sunken in cheeks

Huge bag under their eyes

Which were horribly bloodshot

Pale pasty and dry skin

Chapped bleeding lips

Brittle tangled hair yanked into a bun

Their eyes looked vacant

Like every breath of life had gone

Who knows what they were doing

In a crowded mall's bathroom

Personally I think they should've stayed home

They looked like breathing was a chore

Like every single step was too much

All the energy it took to blink

Had been wasted in tears and pleas

The universe had dealt them a losing hand

And when I look even closer

I could see the broken heart

My first thought was to send them home

Whisper a word of comfort and tell them 'go'

But at a second glance, I knew

There was no helping this lost soul

They were lost to the cosmos

Permanently sucked into a void of sorrow

They were loveless, hopeless, and alone

Mirrors suck sometimes, don't they?