Your eyes were fixed

Your whole attention taken

By that reflection

That sparkling surface

Showing no more than you wanted

No more than you wished

…

Ignoring me here

Where the tears touched my skin

Where the pain broke my heart

Where the silence was screaming

And the emptiness was my companion

…

The place where you abandoned me

Every second of every day

Every moment of every instant

Every memory you were with me

…

You turned your back again

Knowing I would wait

Alone in this darkness

Lost in this silence

Suffocating in this bareness

…

My screams couldn’t reach you

My tears couldn’t move you

My pain couldn’t touch you

Hearing only what you wanted to hear

Seeing only what you wanted to see

That cursed water reflecting yourself

…

Narcissus, Narcissus

Can you hear me now?

Voice untouched by tears

Wounds no more than memories

Scars time has mended

Can you look at me now?

I was here, tangible and true

You saw only your image

Unchanging picture

…

Can you feel me now?

I was here, gentle and loving

You saw only your mirage

Empty delusion

…

You finally see me

Your water was stolen

Your mirages broken

You open your arms now

Longing for my touch

Begging for my devotion

Weep for your loss now

I have shattered these shackles

Opened my true wings

…

Look at me Narcissus

See what you lost

Feel my own pain

Cry my own tears

Because I turn my back now

…

The blue skies are calling

The golden sun is shining

Their blessing falling upon me

Other voices are calling

Gentle eyes are shining

Words lighting the way for me

…

You forgot something Narcissus

I am no Echo

No mirror for you to look

No replacing water for your image

In my eyes you find my soul

In my voice my own mind

Hear my laughter Narcissus

Lost soul that you are

Illusionary reflection

…

But I don’t need that water

I look into other eyes

And see what you could not

Beautiful souls melded together

I see my own way, my own path

I see my life and I rejoice

Can you finally see me now?

…

Written and dedicated to my sister, Brie

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