A mirror
so beautiful
yet so ugly
so wondrous
yet so destructive
i look in the mirror
hoping to find
myself and my soul
but they are clouded by my blindness
not seeing
not listening
not speaking
i am blind to the ways of the world
i am blind to my own selfishness
i am blind to the pain i cause others
i know that one day soon
the pain of others will find me
and i will fall
but for now
just for now
i shall be blind to the world
blind to my conscience
not seeing
not listening
not speaking
i shall not cry
i shall not weep
i will not bring myself down
i will close my eyes
and dream of a world
full of rainbows and butterfly's
not of sorrow and destruction
i shall remain a child
only to save the purity of my soul
and avoid the pangs of reality
not seeing
not listening
not speaking
