Mirror

It takes a lot of energy to deny the mirror

You seem to be constantly looking into,

You fault finding vigilance of everything

Not measuring up to deified standards

You hold to with a death fearing grip.

It’s that grip that’s killing you,

Lays waste to what you demand to be close to

With your scorched earth version of love.

Love is not what you think is best for someone else.

Selflessness is not killing yourself for the same reason.

These are the opposite of what you suppose them to be.

They are an attempt to make the world in your own image.

They are in direct opposition to
What you profess to believe.