The Stranger Is Me

When I look in the mirror
 What do I see
Eyes of hate looking at me

There's a stranger I see
 Standing before me
That I do not know

I stand alone in darkness
 And what do I see
Something that scares me

The eyes looking at me
 Have this darkness to them
That you can see through their soul

That darkness then turns to light
 And what do I see
That a stranger is me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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