The broken mirror

Come to me my friend

Have they hurt you again?

Wrap yourself in my arms

Bury your tears in my chest

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Open your heart to me

Show me the latest wounds

Let me fill every hole

Let me stitch every tear

Let me soothe every bruise

And let me tune its strings once more

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I know your heart can sing

I know it can love

I know your heart is strong

I know it can break

I know its every weakness

I know its every strength

I know that it is lonely

I know that it cries for love

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Your heart is a moth in the night

Searching for a light

But not every light will guide you

You get too close and burn

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Your heart is a seed in the bush

Clinging to the first to touch you

Searching for a place to grow

Fearful that you will die alone

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Your heart is a puzzle piece

Searching for the perfect match

You see a reflection incomplete

Blind to your true place

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I see the fear in your eyes

I hear the despair in your breath

I feel the pain in your touch

And know your every scar

You are a broken mirror

Trying to hold yourself together

Looking into yourself

You see only a mess

But I see a window

Waiting to be opened

I see the light from every shard

Fighting to stay alive

I know if I could fill the creases

And put the pieces in order

We would all see the beauty within

Your light would shine like the sun

Your reflection would be complete

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You are not missing a piece

You are not incomplete

You need only someone who cares

Someone to pick up the pieces

Someone to hold you together

To fill every space

You need no loveto be happy

You need no love to live

You need someone to understand

You need someone to trust

You need to face the truth

You need to find new strength

Because you are complete

Every piece is there

You need only to be put together

You need only to be held

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When the mirror is fixed

When the window is opened

You will look and see the truth

And bath in the light

You were never missing anything

You were One all along

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Come to me my friend

Have they hurt you again?

Wrap yourself in my arms

Bury your tears in my chest

-

I hold you tight and pray to be

The one who will piece you together

I try to lift your burden

I would carry it all for you

I try to soak in your pain

I would bleed it all for you

You don’t need to go through this

You don’t need to cry

I know I am not an angel

I know I am not perfect

I know I may not seem to be

The one who will fix it all

But until you find the strength

To walk, to see, and to search on your own

Until you find the strength to save yourself

With a sibling's love I will

Catch and hold you when you fall

So you never hit the ground

Author's Note

An old poem of mine dedicated to a friend. This is one of the very few free verse poems i have ever written.