Disclaimer: My identity has not changed since the first poem of the series was written. As such, I am still not the owner of The Phantom of the Opera or Phantom.
A/N: The second poem of the series describes the event that occurred directly after Erik's mother's refusal to grant him his birthday present. This was a momentous moment in our favorite specter's life, as it was the first time that he gazed into a mirror.
Beyond the Looking Glass
I gazed at a monster
who Stared back
with sun -colored eyes
I moved
he followed
I screamed and drove
my fist into the Glass
the creature shattered to
pieces and I thought
I was safe
But soon I learned
I never destroyed him
merely set him Free
for he followed me
Thirsting for revenge
he appeared in every mirror
and in pools of water
and window panes
if Struck by the right light
forever Haunting me
never saying a word
although his twisted lips
parted in a scream
as I cried out
I grew to wonder
If I were trapped in a mirror
as well
for everyone
screamed as though
they also saw
the Mirror
when they gazed upon me
So I pounded on the glass
And shouted and shrieked
I prayed I could Dream up
a way to be Free
