What do I see when I look in the mirror?
I see a broken girl
Who's suffered lies.
I see a crying girl
Who's dead inside.
I see a bleeding girl
Who blames herself
And is blamed by everyone else.

What do I see when I look in the mirror?
I see a girl
Who may have lost hope.
I see a girl
Who's just afraid.
I see a girl
Who doesn't want to hide.
I see a girl
Who's been through too much
And is still alive.

In the mirror
I see myself,
Darkness and pain combined.

You laugh
Angels weep out of jealousy
Devils have no single conspiracy
Demons dancing in harmony
Men hearts go broken with no remedy
Women eyes tearing continuously
Violins break out of envy terribly
Composers have no more creativity
Music plays with no melody
Silence starts listening joyfully
Happiness laughters left in agony
Beautiful words describe nothing but misery
Tulip flowers become colorless shamefully
Believers lose their faith immediately
Infidels drop their convictions instantly
Hearts start beating rapidly
Lungs oxygenating quickly
Living ones laying listening carefully
The dead come back miraculously

--Hisham Alshaikh