Reflection

I saw you today,
Again. You met me
eye to eye.
It wasn't hard to see.

I thought I left you,
Rid of my presence
so long ago.
Time dulled in your absence.

But as a wave must crash,
I had to remember, my dear.
Where I left you, wasn't
too far to hear

your screaming soul,
Crying to be seen, again.
It clawed at my flesh,
Begging to come in.

The time it happened,
Was so confusing. I
was unprepared, but
somehow carried the lie.

My sin was committed,
Out by the old oak.
The mirror I buried, carved
your name where no site would look.

And I left you there,
alone. Not sure what
was going on, My sister,
My jealousy killed us, both.

The days continue, as
my imagination plays wild
with my mind. Dead within
this reflection less tomb.

I dare not leave this sanction,
By fear I'll see you for real.
Your cries have entangled me
in my own hell with no chance;
to heal.

My sister, my twin,
Why torment me so?
Not a piece of glass, an ounce
of water, to place your presence
in this, my only home.

You were here again,
On the wall of portraits lost.
I nearly forgot what you looked like,
Until I saw my photo shine.

The darkness is messing with me,
My madness caving in.
You found a way out,
From my caged heart within.

Now I see you everywhere,
Dear sister, how could you?
My shattered reflection laughs
in my face, as though we're but a fool.

I know why I locked you away,
And everything you reflected upon.
It was you, your horrid ways,
Who killed all the things we loved.
Even ourselves, dear figment of me.