Mirror on the wall

Yamini B
2 min readMay 14, 2021

Mirror…Mirror… on the wall

Let me ask you a question

Who’s this stranger that you keep on showing?

Is it someone from my past? I can’t seem to recall anyone…

Why are you playing this guessing game with me…?

It’s not funny anymore…so please stop!

Wait, what in the world is happening?

A scratch on the right…A scratch on the left…

Suddenly this unfamiliar face is covered with countless scratches

And, this pains me, why?!

Is it because of the blood slowly trickling down this unknown face…?

But why does it hurt me so much?

Is it because of this unfamiliar face being peeled off slowly…?

Instead of horror, I am filled with sorrow…

My heart feels heavy, along with my eyes…

Tears roll down my cheeks while blood continues to ooze out of that face

A strange face without any emotion

While I stand here crying and worrying…

It makes me wonder who this person is…

Through my misty eyes, I begin to see some familiarity

Sounds bizarre to start recognising in the most unrecognisable state…

Meanwhile…something freakish happens…

A bloodied face with a crazy smile…waving at me with one hand

While still clawing at their own face with the other

Utters these words with a sense of final relief…

“Let go of me, and live a full life. Goodbye!”

Feels like all of my questions are answered

By this strangely familiar stranger…in the end!

And not the mirror…on the wall

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