My, how ugly I feel today.
Repulsive
I cannot bear to see my reflection
In the hallway mirror
So I scurry past with my head down
All around me I hear laughter
Mean spirited and loud
Cackling at me
But there is no one here
It is only an echo bouncing off the darkness
If I would have known
What today would be like
I would have stayed wrapped up
In my nightmares
Which at least I knew would end when the sun rose
The things that scare me
In the light of day are much worse
Because they are real…
They are me.