The Girl in the Mirror

Everyone loved to laugh at her

She was a jester to all

She caught the attention of many

And she was a source of happiness to a few

But nobody knew of the pain she hid

Nobody knew of the smile she faked

Nobody knew of the hurt she felt

And nobody knew of the tortures she suffered

She made a perfect façade of smiles

A perfect mask of happiness

A mask that fooled many

But not the dreamer who wrote this

As she looked at the mirror,

A stranger looked back at her

The stranger was smiling and beaming

While she was crying and broken

Nobody else saw her for what she truly was

All they saw was the reflection

The reflection of a happy girl

A happy girl that did not exist in her reality

She

She forced a laugh and a smile

But tears wanted to run down her face

Her soul was breaking

Her heart shattering

Yet she swallowed it still

She put up a mighty fight

But the fight she lost

She wants to genuinely smile

To break away from the reins

To shatter the illusion

To clear the haze

But her willpower is lost

She's tired of the lie

She has become a puppet

A puppet on strings

And he was the puppeteer

An Excerpt from Mumblings of a Broken Soul

I’m trying to pick up the pieces of my broken heart, but they’re too tiny to pick up.

Every time I pick up a piece, I get more broken; I get more hurt.

Can anybody pick up the pieces for me?

No.

Nobody can.

Only I can pick up the pieces.

They’re pieces of me; pieces of my broken heart, fragments of my shattered soul…

Under the Rain

Blood’s rushing through my veins

My heart’s beating at a frantic speed

My hands are feeling cold and sweaty

I’m standing here on my own

The rain is starting to fall

The stars have vanished behind the gray

Still, I’m standing here on my own

Silently wishing that you’d come back

I’m staring at my feet

The rain is thundering on; cleaning my soul

I’m reminiscing the times that we spent under the rain,

Happily singing and dancing

I loved you too much

I shouldn’t have, but I did

Damn, you made me weak and soft

Now I’m broken beyond repair

Why did you have to say goodbye?

You said you’d never leave

I guess you’re just like the others

You get what you want and leave

I’m not going to cry anymore

I’ve wasted too many tears on you

You broke my heart and said goodbye

And now, I’m standing alone, under the rain

Slipping Away

I’m afraid and I can’t lie.

I’m not being brave,

I’m just doing what I can.

I’m hopelessly trying to do my best

But I feel you’re slipping away

It would be selfish to beg you to stay

When I know that you’re going away

An Ode to the Serpent

I don’t think I might last into the night

I think I’m going to run from fright

I’m always wondering and pondering

Not minding the skies’ thundering

I hate that tears are slipping through

Falling through the lines I drew

I’m trying to be brave,

But it’s you I crave

No pretenses, just the truth

Cannot be denied like a ripen fruit

What’s the use of hiding?

When you’re slowly dying

I don’t want to be brave anymore

I just want to feel more

I’m not going to hide and cry

Because all my tears are dry