Brother in the Mirror


Say hello, my brother in the mirror
don't you recognize?
We've met before; in dreams
we both were told were lies

I dreamed of you and you of me
for years without knowing
since we stopped, in our hearts
the loneliness was growing.

They told me you'd forget me,
and this is seems is true
another hope forsaken
how did they grow so few?

No wheels in your eyes,
fake emotions on your tongue,
no one'd think of twins
who parted ways when young

One for the dark of the village,
one for the family to keep,
speaking and playing together
only when we were sleep

A blood moon had risen
and our dreams were the cost
The secret games and laughter,
a paradise that was lost.

Brother in the mirror
whose walk has just begun
I hope your heart is stronger
or better if you have none

The Fox and the Flower
break you, then make you heal.
Be wary of the simple things
the Fox will make you feel.

My own heart is broken
by my mind's abuse,
too many thoughts unspoken,
and offers un-refused

Brother in the mirror
today we finally met.
you were sent to kill me
but you're not ready yet

Little brother in my mirror
when my vengeance is complete
our other brother, Itachi,
at last lies at my feet

Come with Fox and Flower,
Fated-one, Bushy-brows, Here and There
Shy White-Eyes, silent Forest, rude Hound,
Boar, Butterfly, and troublesome Deer.

Break the mirror, my brother
stop the wheel, end the pain.
When our the dream is over
and cannot dream again.


When the plot bunny bites at work... You should be afraid. I wrote most of this while on a break, then tweaked it once I got home. Originally I thought it was going to be a monologue, but then the rhyming began and I couldn't turn it off. This happens sometimes. Sorry!

An old Uchiha legend that spoke of twins bringing calamity. Sasuke and Sai, separated at birth, who once shared the same dreams. Three bothers who shall kill each other one by one. Three broken reflections.

Fear the extreme one-shot-ness of it all! Or not, knowing me.