I look into the mirror

I look into the mirror

and I'm confronted by a stranger

He is staring at me intently

but I can't hold his gaze

so I turn and look away

before I see him start to cry

I don't want to see the pain

I don't want to see the hate

I look into the mirror

I don't recognize who I see

but his staring at me

and I can't look him in the eye

afraid that I might see

the guy I use to be

I look into the mirror

but turn away quickly

because I see him staring at me

His eyes begging for help

His eyes begging to be saved

but I'm even more afraid

of the things I cannot see

like his broken little hart

that she tore apart

I look into the mirror

and don't like what I see

so I turn away quickly

afraid that I might see

the boy I use to be