Mourning Skies

Reflection

The face in the mirror
Is blotched and tear-stained
Make up is running down
Both hollow cheeks

The eyes once flowing with life
Are mangled and blood-shot
Ravaged seas of blue and green
No longer belong to me

But the ghost in my mirror
Is but a hollow shell
Torn apart in the storm
That came from your soul

They say recovery
Is worth it
But the lack of motivation
Makes it hard to find the effort

So deep in the hole you dug
And you boarded up the exit
Standing on top in triumph
Another victim beneath your feet
That once struggled to stand
With their own shaky knees

And the gold trophy you received
Was in my eyes perceived
Another shattered mind
Reaped in your wake

So when you wake up
Shaking from the nightmares
Ringing in your mind

Call me and scream across the phone
And release the flood gates
At the sound of your voice
Saying you're sorry
Rather than a cowards text

I remember in class
Being asked why people can be so ruthless
Over text and the internet

I said "it's because they can't see
The shattered look in their eyes
When they read their words"

But I was wrong

When you read to yourself
You hear your own mind
All of their words are your own
It's like screaming it at your own reflection

And when you said
You couldn't be worrying about me
I felt the weight pile on
My own concern
Tossed from the window
Along with my own mind