As I close my drooping eyes I slip into a world Where time has come to a halt And everything is still
I was in a room that had three walls All stretching to the sky The walls didn't have a color Visible to the eye
On two walls there were windows On one wall there was a door At my feet a doormat Was resting on the floor
It gave no “welcome” greeting It sent no sweet “goodbye” The rug gripping my trembling feet Only made me sigh
The two windows seemed so silent Until I carefully approached I quietly reminded myself That I shouldn't dare encroach
As I look into these windows The timeline stretches on There were visions of things to be And things that were forgone
I looked over my left shoulder To the window at my side The glass was tinted as a rose On the things I saw, I bide
Sights of memories long since past Flood into my aching mind Feelings of nostalgia I’m always trying to find
I liked what I saw so very much But I was very curious to see What was in the other one But when I looked to my right, I saw me
It’s true this was a mirror But it wasn't what I thought When I looked at my reflection I saw all the things I’m not
My age had increased plenty I seemed rather fat and old My face was sagging and sluggish I didn't fit the mold I wasn't all that happy This made me feel so grey This mirror from a fun house Wasn't meant for play
Well I turned around again to see The window I had left To find a blank and empty wall Now surely this was theft
I looked again back to my right Into another wall Of all the feelings in this room There were none left at all
I panicked for a while thinking Where am I going to go? There’s no way to escape from here Nothing to guide me home
But then a thought so very vague Crossed my confused mind I turned around and saw the door And realized I’d been blind
I gave the **** a quiet rattle And the door opened with ease And once again when I looked through What I saw was me
But this was not like the mirror That filled my reflection with dread I saw myself quietly sleeping In my warm and cozy bed
The windows had disappeared They were not what they seemed For it was then I realized That this was just a dream
Through the door in front of me Was the me I am right now This door was the only option That was to be allowed
So I stepped over the threshold To be united as one By my mind and body together This battle had been won
**I viewed the past as beauty And looked to the future with fear But always lived in the present For that was what was near