Stainless Glass

Mirror mirror - Tell me what you see

Stainless Glass


In this darkness around us,
A dim spotlight hovers over your head,
What a saddened sight I thought


I reminiscence the brightness there once was


your lips attempted a smile
your eyes failed to follow,
swollen from the tears shed earlier,
exhausted by that sorrow
you attempt to hold that smile, your bottom lip quivers,
The effort,
unbearable






As my gaze lowered,
I notice the hunch in your back,
I could vividly picture the weight on your shoulders,


You kept going forward






Lower on,
I felt your heartbeat,
as your chest faithfully heaved,
fighting the chaos around you
Keeping you on your feet


I raise my hand to comfort you,
you raise yours back instantly
I look up to meet your eyes,
An honest exchange, no lies




I feel the need to soothe you,
shelter you in my arms,
I raise them to invite you in, you imitate my gesture


I stretch out my fingers to reach yours,
I could take your pain away
I knew I could,
as I approach you,
an electric shock ran through my body


When I realized,
cold stainless glass was all there was