The Other You

It had a weak demeanour
Yet...it held the power to break you.
You could break it...but there are others…
They show you, all of you no matter how tight you shut your eyes.
It will always be there laughing, mocking you.
While it hides in solitude, behind the glass.

They say it's unlucky to keep one that is cracked.
But what they don’t say is how unlucky it is to have one.
It destroys its enemy, confidence by emphasising your flaws.
Although it is incapable of emotions…
It controls yours.

Most of our lives are in front of it.
As soon as we are born there it is.
Vanity is the cause of this. If only we didn’t feel the need…
The need for beauty, but like the secrets we keep, it will always be with us.

It isn’t bad by itself. But wherever it goes the other you follows.
Like night and day, dark and light, good and evil. It is inevitable.
The only thing we can do to fight against it is to learn…
Learn to love ourselves, our whole selves. Mind, body and soul.