Man in the Mirror Part 2

By: Dre Wigfall

I looked into the mirror and I saw something.

I saw this person who was physically smiling but mentally taken back by life.

Will the things that make life easier get back right with just a fight?

Or will it diminish with that light that was supposed to shine so bright

So many people want to see you fail, and even open those flood gates of hell

Well, I only imagined that it would eventually prevail

When I thought about putting my soul up for sell.

But then I would just pray to make these feelings go away

And they always tend to stray back into my life

Through the constant reminders that I am not like those who are around me

Can’t you see, that person in mirror is a reflection of misery

The damage that could never be repaired

Because people failed to show that they cared

That person in the mirror is numb to the things that are thrown his way

At times the person wants revenge and want the others to pay

But we all know that is not ok

Because the way the world works it will never take that pain away

The person in this mirror feels like the world is blinded by those people

Who are only favored for doing wrong

Putting on masks to look one way while being tagged along

Receiving these blessings knowing on the inside

That they do evil, malicious things and do it with pride

The person in the mirror often questions those things

Because they always get rewarded with the fancy bling

It doesn’t have to be cars, clothes, and shoes

It could be jobs, promotions, perks or even other dues

The person in the mirror smiles everyday

But inside they lose hope because he feels it will never be ok

But one day, I pray that this world will see

That the person is stronger than people assume he can be

We often lose ourselves trying to do the right things to others

And symbolize peace but we could never love one another

And that’s what the person in the mirror always sees

That the thing called peace amongst each other was never the African American Dream

But enough of that let’s get back to those screams

That shatter the mirror in the next couple of scenes

The person in mirror always smiles on the outside

Because that thing called pride eats him alive on the inside

Never felt confident to open up to people

Because things in life often become a sequel

Of hate, fake love, and other failed notions

Which causes him to not have those feelings or emotions

To open up to the people who are considered his peers

Because of the lack of compassion received in these past few years

In the mirror there was low self-esteem, a lack of sense of this thing called life

Not knowing things could possibly be alright

Often judged because the color of the skin, the brains that he possesses, the love that he has within

Loves to help people but the people stabbed him in the back.

Thrown off by it all, that he loses track

Of the fact that everyone you encounter are not who they claim to be

Walking around with pride like they are doing great things

Everyone around them loves them because they are blinded by the obvious things that are seen

The person in the mirror wanted to believe that he had purpose and had light

But at times he always thinks it would be better if he took his own life

But an angel once told him, never think about these things

And she found something in his heart to make him sing

This song of truth that will make him feel better

And it helped to make him think about the rest of his life forever

But he still had those mixed emotions because he lived in that mirror

He was isolated, frustrated, upset, and confused

About why these things happen to really good dudes

He went through so much that people will never understand

Why he is the way that he is and that is what makes him a man

It motivated him to do it all by himself

Without any inspiration or the need of help

The man in the mirror took that pain

And put it in a big ball of something he would gain

The things he heard on the other side of the mirror

Made him see a lot of things clearer

So for the people who had to judge the man in the mirror based on the lies from other people

Who didn’t even care or made him feel like he didn’t matter

Just know you are the reason why the mirror shattered