The Mirror Didn’t Break, I Did

I stood in front of it Not to fix my hair Not to smile But to ask who I was The mirror stared Like it always had Cold Quiet Cruel My face didn’t change But my eyes did They didn’t blink They begged I leaned closer And heard nothing But silence Louder than screams Not a single crack Not a single shatter But I Was crumbling Piece By silent piece I disappeared Inside my own reflection Not all breakdowns Make a sound Some just wait For you to notice I smiled once To check If the mirror would lie It didn’t It gave me back What I tried to hide Every scar Every storm It showed me The version I buried Years ago People say “You’re strong” But they never saw Me in that mirror They never saw The tears That didn’t fall But drowned me anyway The mirror stood still But I collapsed Inside myself Without a sound I left the room But not completely Some part of me Still stares back Waiting To be whole again Or at least To break for real