Know thyself Mirror's gaze Deceiver, beguiler Hypnotic haze I'm called by many names Personality oscillates A tired masquerade Decay, renew, derange Eyes alien Shedding skin Self-constructed edifice Imprisonment Twist me into form I'm your fantasy unfurled Trapped in parallel worlds Am I essence or a shallow sum of actions? Spirit or form? As memory recedes, I am unborn A hollow husk Clothed in strange attire A projection of need, a projection of desire The mirror's gaze Reflect on me Escape In solitude Blossom into worlds unknown Beyond the mirror's gaze Communion with the soul I am blissfully alone