Mirrors

Sometimes the messages they send
are confusing and misleading.

Sometimes the words I read
make no sense,

Sometimes, it makes no difference
No matter how hard you fight
You get caught in the current
and be swept away.

And I remember them

I saw them come back
saw the glory in their eyes
Heard the hope in their voices,
Only to see them fall
so close to home
Backstabbed on their doorsteps.

I've been one 'em
Strolled into their every step
and faced their fury and courage
Seen them risk all and all
over and again
Yet never flag nor fail
nor breath word about their pains.

I've seen them hold tight
when the storm was at its peak
When all about them
Were running for shelter

I've seen them hold ground
When retreat was the only option
I've heard their cries
and felt their confidence grow in me
Then when all we had to do was give up...

I've seen them smile through thickening fogs
Laugh at the roaring swells
and dive into haloes.
And treat death as an ever lasting joke.

Yet who would have though
that your greatest enemy
lies within your shadow
tailing you and waiting
for that single second of opportunity
to strike and kill.