Reflection

Pain and suffering in your eyes

Nights spent crying till the sunrise

A feeling of dread

With no apparent cause

Standing naked in front of your mirror

Silent disappointment at what you see there

A reflection not recognized

Almost as if you're looking through a strangers eyes

Wandering helpless through life's seemingly unending abyss

What comes at the end of the road Must be better than this

Days rolling by

A meer smudge in the universe

One life hardly noticed

Now the reflection is all that's left

-Tanya Petkau