SHATTERED
by Y. Byran

                    My reflection has stolen my time once again
                    And you are not sure where I stop and she begins
                    You stare into eyes that stare back unblinking
                    A penny for my thoughts, if you know what I'm thinking
                    She has a curiosity and innocence that I've lost
                    And she clings to it, not letting go at all costs
                    I have retreated to a place where there is no light
                    An internal black hole with a vacuum I can't fight
                    A body is not needed so I leave it behind
                    And it walks and talks with the aid of my abandoned mind
                    I am floating through a space that's so far away
                    I don't even realize that I've been gone for a day
                    The clock doesn't wait as I search for a way out
                    The echoes of my voice get compacted into one shout
                    And no one can hear this one desperate cry
                    Shattered in a mirror that can't answer, who am I

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