Reflections

As I gaze into the mirror

who am I becomes much clearer

lies reflected back at me

this is what I truly see

As I look upon a pond

the realization finally dawned

who am I has been revealed 

truth no longer lies concealed

All my life I tried to hide

covering my broken pride

years gone by and now afresh

mirror and pond haunt my flesh

Dirt now cakes the mirror's brass

two cracks cross the mirror's glass

spiderweb in the corner

hint at me I'm the foreigner

clear water now is murky

thinking to myself how quirky

can I escape my past forever

the ties that hold me back  I sever