Mirror

I hold a mirror 
to my soul,
and there I find 
a gaping hole

that naught but love 
could ever fill.
But yet I thirst 
and hunger still.

I hold the mirror 
to my heart
and find that it's 
been torn apart.

It slowly sinks 
into the hole
that filched the essence
of my soul.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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