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Tell me why it is,
That it's so hard to stare into the mirror.
I am no monster,
So why can't I see me there?

They tell me I'm a great man,
One with little fault.
They say I have a good heart,
One that beats louder than most.

Why can't I see it?
Why can't I feel it?
If what they speak is true,
Why can't they show it to me?

I get by,
On doing what feels right,
An honorbound man,
That's what I thought.

A shoulder to cry on,
A comedian at times.
A happy soul bearing,
The weight of the world.

Tell me why it is,
That it's so hard to stare into the mirror.
I am no monster,
So why can't I see me there?

I am not fiction,
I know that I'm real.
So why can I not see it?
Why can't I feel?

I know I am lonely,
I know it pains me at times.
I've sacrificed a lot,
Was that deep enough to hurt me?

I'm still the same,
Just a little more empty.
But I haven't changed much,
Why can't I see me there?

Maybe I am lost,
A shadow of the former me.
I look into the mirror,
Watching my fading reality.

Tell me why it is,
That it's so hard to stare into the mirror.
I am no monster,
So why can't I see me there?