I never look in
mirrors
For they are nothing more
Than reflections
Of what other people see
Artificial artifices
Showing other people's constructions
Of what should and shouldn't be
As defined by
Their own particular reality
Razor images
Cutting through my mind -
The mirror reflecting
Pseudo-truths and distorted beliefs
Born of some half-remembered dream
Crystal shards
grinding underfoot
Each burning sliver
Tearing at my heart
My soul
Leaving all my hopes shattered
I never look in
mirrors
I know it would be no use
For, even in the deepest reflection,
I wouldn't be able to see me.