Reflection

The longer I sit here,
Cross-legged and cold
And stare into the depths
Of rubies and gold
The more I feel hopeless
The more I feel pain
For who I was
And who I became.

My soul rests in glass
Though I'm tough as nails
My emotions are fragile
For all that entails
And I know I am fading
As they become real
But at times I'd give it all
Just to feel.

I imagine laughing
I imagine what I could be
If someday I could just say
"I see"
And step into your world
And laugh, cry, and scream
There are days I'd kill
To feel anything.

But the wings of this Raven
Are broken, crushed down
And in this mirror
I see pieces on the ground
Of my shattered soul
Of what could be a heart
I see my reflection
And it tears me apart…

But no one will know
All this pain that I feel
Am I the reflection now?
Someone please, make me real.