we are not

you look into the mirror

and you see a face that's not yours

wanting to destroy what you see

with all your might

with full force

but within the million mirrors

that you have shattered with your bare hands

the only images you can see

are the broken reflections

so ugly

so awful

so monstrous

so much blood and gore

and then you wonder

when will it ever stop

don't we all

in some way

want to be

something that we are not

always striving to be better

always wanting to be good

always hoping for the best

when only

we are nothing

and we have nothing

because what we are right now

are just things

that we were once not.