CAST

By R. H. Henry

Once upon a time, the devil applied silver to glass

Creating a surface upon which to see yourselves

Providing a means to monitor your appearance

He laughed at his clever invention,

Then he gifted it to the world

And he sat back and watched you use it

You are delighted with how you look

Different hairstyles and makeup

Fashion and baubles to decorate yourself

The world became a prettier place to live in

What a wonderful present you would think

But remember, the devil is evil, even more than I

Do you fancy his gift a blessing?

Why does the devil laugh as you use his mirror?

Because that surface reflects only lies

Incentivizing you to be slaves of vanity

Another means of corrupting your morality

The image it reflects is not what I want to see

No illusion I project is held within the glass

The creature that returns my gaze cannot be me

No matter where I go, it follows me relentlessly

I reject the fiend it says I am

Enraged, I smash the mirror into so many shards

Only now, a thousand blood-sucking grotesqueries are cast back at me

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