Mirror Prison

I'm standing in front of a full length mirror.

And he stands behind me

This masked man that's haunted my dreams

He's stroking my hair

And, I want nothing more than to get away

But something keeps me trapped in place

I'm unable to escape

Unable to flee

"Look closely" he whispers to me

I turn and look

Into the depths of the mirror

And that's when the reflections begin to show

Everyone in my life

That I've hurt

Disappointed

They all take turns staring back at me.

I feel the hot tears start falling

I want the pain to stop

I want all the feelings to go away

The pain is to much to bear

I just wanted one of them to show me they cared.

But, each set of eyes shows nothing of remorse

Just hate, disgust, and anger.

Not to say that I can blame them

I have trouble meeting my own eyes.

Please make it stop I whisper

I feel him grin

Sinister dark and evil

"As you wish it" comes his low dark answer

And into me he pushes

Long thick claws

I expect to feel pain and see a gush of ruby red blood.

But, much to my surprise there is no such feelings

Instead a strange numbness begins to take over

And, I watch in terror as he drags from me

The girl that I used to be

He yanks her from my body with a force

And tosses her into the mirror

She slams against the glass screaming and crying

Begging me to let her back out

But I don't know how to free her

From her prison of glass walls

So, I stare at her 

This empty husk that lives from day to day

While the girl I once was

Wastes away

In a prison of her own reflection

Trapped behind those clear walls

I don't know how to free her

From that city 

With it's walls of glass