Memories of a Mirror

Wet and naked; curious hands on sides. Observing, questioning, squinting eyes, Trying to decipher Blurred, distant images, Through mirror’s fogged surface. In the dim, faint light; Glaring, magnifying, whispering, confusing, Condensing spots on the cold surface. Strained, shivering hands; Gripping, hugging on themselves. Suppressed, constricted images surfaces, And the hollowed heart’s infinite abyss. Frantic, unrestricted rogue’s hands! The lamenting mirror cries, Reflecting dried tears, dead eyes. Into the night a candle burns; For the broken, scattered mirror, Caught in whose pieces; Shadows of two lives, Memories and shades of love.