Dark Edge of The Mirror

In life, we truly walk a fine line

Like a Mobius loop we cannot define

Finite from infinite, sane from insane

And sometimes, darkness from light.

A reflection of innocence, long since gone

Hope into hopelessness, it seems

As I face the world in a reality

Gone mad, turned upside-down.

I waken slowly from my dreams

Only to find nothing has changed

Who is that person in the mirror?

I see the image of someone deranged.

The light edge of reason quickly fades

Shadows advance, closing swiftly in

With anguished cries I strike out

In denial, against a tortured reflection.

Shards of shattered trust betrayed

Splinter within my soul

Falling into the empty void there now

Which once was a heart that was whole.

Tears, stinging like acid rain

Blur visions of a future now gone.

Looking down, I see a blossoming stain

It's color, blood red, running strong.

For every face of light I show

I hide a face of darkness

A facade of normalcy? I don't know

Turning inward, I embrace the cold.

Reveling in it, not always revealing

To others who would then know my pain

That when the shadows rule my mind

All light is banished, at least, for a time.