I gaze into the mirror
—tired eyes, fake smile
gaunt skin
—reflect back to me
Pieces of my past
—pieces of my memory
sane days, hopeful lies
whole and lived lives
—goes back to me
Out of all the shards
of recollection I gather
—laughing faces,
changing smiles
dark winks
—reach out to me
I gaze into the mirror
—chunks of remembrance,
pieces of years gone by
traces of people I knew
—live inside of me