Reflection

 


IN THE BATHROOM


STANDING AT THE SINK WITH YOUR HEAD DOWN


YOUR CRYING.


RUINING YOUR MAKEUP.


THE PAIN OF THE BREAKUP


YOU CAN’T DEAL.


THINKING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.


NO.


TAKE A LOOK AT THE MIRROR


WHAT DO YOU SEE?


YOU SEE DEPRESSION IN YOUR EYES AND HEART.


I SEE SOMEONE WHO’S SCARED.


SCARED TO ADMIT SHE HAS ISSUES.


PONDERING.


WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT IT’S YOUR FAULT.


TELL ME SOMETHING.


WHO ARE YOU?


WHO IS THAT GIRL STARING STRAIGHT BACK AT YOU?


IS SHE YOU? OR IS SHE THE MONSTER OF DARKNESS AND RAIN THAT CREEPS IN TO TAKE YOUR JOY OF LIFE.


YOU’RE RUNNING BUT THERE’S NO WHERE TO HIDE.


REMEMBER THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR IS YOU.


REPEATING YOU, FOLLOWING YOUR EVERY MOVE.


YOUR OWN REFLECTION.


YOUR REFLECTION IS STARING RIGHT BACK AT YOU.


LET YOUR REFLECTION SHOW WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

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