Mirror, Mirror on the wall
You’re not the fairest of them all.
When she looks for her reflection
Why must you show her her own deception?
Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
Can’t you show the truth at all?
A life of love, friend and laughter
The truth now scattered, in pieces shattered.
Shattered pieces of truths once known,
Adorn her garments and her throne
Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
Beauty, kindness, grace, gone all
Veils of fabrication hide
The memories so they fade and die
Within her mind a world exists
Outside the love and truth dismissed
Mirror Mirror on the nail
Must you tell her a fabled tale?
Fallen victim to a twisted mind
Can blame be cast upon the blind?
Her life moves forward - no backward glance
As strangers join her without askance
I stagger now, try to set my course
Without a map, without recourse
I hold to memories before her fall
Still feel the joys, big and small
When the mirror, mirror on the wall
Knew she was fairest of them all.
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