Stranger in the Mirror

 Reflections do so cleverly deceive

The eyes of those like you, who only see

Illusions, not the truth.   So easily

Accepted, this distortion you believe

To be reality is just a ruse,

An image I constructed out of fear

And insecurity.   You blindly peer

Into this misty myth I’ve learned to use

And think you understand what’s going on

Within my mind.   But you can’t know the shame

Behind my smiles, the guilt from playing games

Of hide but never seek.   And when you’re gone,

I look into my mirror filled with lies

                And to the stranger slowly close my eyes.