The reason I’m alone

Is because I spend too much time

Thinking of her

Even though she’s gone

And she’ll never return

She sent me a text late last night

Asked me if I’m all right

I’m never all right by myself

She called me on the phone

I lied and said I’m all right

Doesn’t she know, I’m never all right

The reason my knuckles are scarred

Is because I can’t stand to see myself

Through cracked mirrors

Is the only way I recognize myself

Through cracked mirrors

Is the only way life makes sense

The thought never fades

When I looked into her eyes

I was lost, completely lost

Now my memories are shards of glass

Cracked mirrors echo my thoughts

Cracked mirrors are all I see

Cracked mirrors have imprisoned me

Copyright © 2016 by John Mallozzi