Mind Games

Mind Games

She looks in the mirror

but sees only a 

water colored reflection

The mind can't cope to think

her once proud self respect

has been ripped from her

like flesh from a dead animal

To fathom beauty in her image

would only be a farce

a practical joke

because she knows everyone is laughing

As fear gathers in her mind

like an unwanted itch

she frantically tries to escape

ripping and clawing at the inside of her mind

telling herself she's not worthy

Her thoughts begin to swirl together

like some psychedelic painting

as she grips her hair so tight 

knuckles turn white

She yearns to be free from the shadowed depths of her mind

and just before being pushed to the limit by the voices

the chaos stops

leaving her to wonder why she can't love herself