Mirror III

Look deep into the Image

Glaring?

Back at you

As you glaze around

The darkness,

Of the screaming charcoal shadows

That call out to you

All their mis-lived aspirations.

They swirl around you

Teasing, hissing

Laying ashes on

Your warm, cozy mittens.

They scatter, they gather

They converse,

In the disappointments.

Blackened soot,

Tarnished dreams,

Covering you as you look

In the mirror.

Of the unrelenting crows.

They spout out the guilt

Of their high expectations,

With nails of smoke

Tackling the core

Of your existence.

Bang! Clank! Smash!

Bang! Crash! Slam!

Silent shadows

Speaking so eminently

Hoping you are listening

To them floating around

You with their loud whispers.

Close those eyes!

Block off those ears!

And then you will see

Them,

Still floating

Among your memories,

If you still listen

To the darkness

As you let them

Take over

Your mirror.