I see him every day.
I look in the mirror
And hear him whisper lies into my ear.
He taunts me with the impossible
And smothers me in slander.
I listen to his incessant droning,
Knowing it to be nothing but false,
But it eats at my mind like a parasite.
I begin to believe his trash,
And circle the pain inside my soul.
Wandering this world,
Surrounded by love,
Yet feeling alone.
Wondering when will this torment end?
Shadows overwhelm me,
I begin to submit.
I thrash around blindly
With no hope of survival.
Then I feel your hand.
A warmth fills my heart as I grasp your wrist,
And you pull me out of the pit of frenzy.
Returning to the mirror,
I smash it with a mighty mallet.
Never again will I fall to the lies
Of my own worst enemy.

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