The other day when I looked in the mirror, I didn’t recognize the face
I’m not really sure who it was, but that man was lost in space
He looked pretty rough, not as handsome as the man before it
And no matter how hard I tried to, I just couldn’t ignore it
His manners and his actions, they were just like mine
Whoever is playing this trick on me, has really crossed the line
I look in the mirror to see my face, not one I’ve never seen
The one that’s looking back at me, sure looks pretty mean
So I try to let it go, and it stays in my mind to taunt me
When I go to sleep at night, the vision of it haunts me
Who is that man I need to know because he can’t be me
I don’t even look like that; it’s easy enough to see
Oh I know I’ve lost some weight, and changed a few things to
I know that I can’t look like that, tell me it isn’t true
Now you say it must be you, who else could it be
I have no idea who it is, it just can’t be me
But I must think logically, no one else was around
The person in the mirror, never smiled he only frowned
The weight isn’t the only thing, which I've lately lost
The other things in my life have an even heavier cost
My self-esteem has taken a trip and I don’t know where
The worst thing about that is that I don’t really care
I used to be a proud man, stood up straight and tall
Not so much anymore, I can hardly stand at all
That’s the way it happens when someone lies
Especially when they sit and look you in the eyes
The cheating takes your pride and slashes it apart
Then you have no use for your loving heart
The mirror just reveals the real you inside
He is the one from which you can never hide
He is your real self, no one else can see him
If they ever did, they’d say he’s pretty grim
I wish he would go away and bother me no more
I don’t like to think about the things he has in store
He looks like the kind of man that could do anything
From around a corner or out a doorway he could spring
And do some things you and I could never comprehend
Things against which no one could ever really defend
The fact that he really is me that is what really scares me
Am I capable of those things? That question it tears me
If those are things that I could do, no one has a chance
They hadn’t better even, try to take a stance
They better just run away, while they still can
I need to get my pride back, to really be a man
When I get it back, that man will go away
If I get my self esteem too, away he’ll have to stay
I hate to have to do, what I know I must
Take a certain person, and put them in the dust
That is when I’ll get me back, forever and for good
Someday soon it’s gonna happen, I’ll be in the mood
Until then we’ll bide our time, the mirror man and me
But it’s going to happen soon, just you wait and see.
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Submission Name: The Mirror Man
