Mirror, Mirror

I was never one
to believe in fairy tales
I never fell for
happily ever after
I could never be
prince charming.
the princess never
awoke to my kiss

As time went on,
I felt like the troll
under the bridge;
convinced myself I was
the big bad wolf
at the door

Life made me the hunchback,
made me as outcast as that
Phantom of the opera

then she came along,
and tempted me,
sang for me,
pulled off the mask,
made me see
something else in the mirror

Life has turned my heart to stone
betrayal has shoved
a sword through my heart,
is she the one
to pull it out?

I was never the knight
clad in shining armor
did not always do what was right

I was lost as the hero
in the white hat
riding off into the sunset;
too busy chasing windmills
in the distance

happier to embrace the night
I could hide the tears
disguise the fears

then she came along
made me see something worthy
in the mirror

life had turned my heart to stone
Betrayal has pierced my heart
with a sword
is she the one
to pull it out?

so mirror, mirror
is she the one for me?

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.