eyes
Reflections of Inner Turmoil: A Glimpse Through Eyes
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I always liked how your eyes looked at me
The speaker admires how someone's eyes looked at them.
Piercing, warm, gentle
The eyes were intense, comforting, and kind.
They had seen so much
Those eyes have experienced a lot in life.
Witnessed pain, walls falling, people breaking
They've witnessed pain, crumbling barriers, and people breaking down.
But then, after everything, they chose to look at me
Despite the hardships, those eyes chose to focus on the speaker.
But I guess I couldn't handle being in the spotlight
The speaker feels uncomfortable or unworthy of attention.
So now I drag my feet when I walk
The speaker walks hesitantly or reluctantly now.
Not because I have a wounded leg
They don't have a physical injury but carry emotional weight.
But because sometimes
Emotions feel overwhelming and burdensome.
it all feels just too heavy to pick my shoes from the ground
The weight of emotions makes even simple tasks difficult.
And my head's spinning around
The speaker feels disoriented or confused.
Shadows whisper at me from the street lamp in the corner
External elements or thoughts disturb the speaker.
You know what you have to do
An inner voice prompts the speaker about what needs to be done.
And you know what you have to prove
The speaker knows there's a need for action or validation.
And you know who you have to soothe
The speaker needs to comfort someone specific.
Just do what you have to do
An urging to fulfill obligations or responsibilities.
I don't like the way I treat myself, but I can't stop
The speaker struggles with self-treatment but can't stop.
I look in the mirror, shatter the glass, repeat day in and day out
Repetitive destructive behavior towards oneself.
Get a new mirror
A desire to change by getting a new perspective.
This mirror's different than the rest
The new perspective (mirror) is positive and supportive.
She loves me, treats me well
The mirror personifies as loving and accepting.
And tells me I look beautiful despite the bags under my eyes
Despite imperfections, the mirror offers compliments.
Despite the scars on my skin
Despite scars, the mirror's perspective remains positive.
Despite the numbness of my touch
Despite emotional detachment, the mirror shows love.
Yet despite all of this, I still smashed it
Despite positivity, the speaker destroys the positive image.
I still broke that mirror and left its shattered pieces on the ground
The speaker breaks the supportive perspective provided.
For it to try to glue itself back together
Leaving behind the broken pieces, hoping for repair.
How can I ever look myself in a mirror again after what I did
The regret for destroying something supportive.
How can I ever pick my feet up
The heaviness of emotions impedes progress.
While I walk after the weight that lays in my shoes
The emotional weight makes moving forward challenging.
How can I ever start a garden
Starting anew or nurturing seems daunting.
Because apparently, I want to destroy everything beautiful in my life
The fear of ruining beautiful things in life.
Apparently, I want to rip apart flower petals
A destructive impulse towards beauty or positivity.
I want to step on roses
Desire to harm delicate or beautiful things.
I want to tear apart dandelions
A tendency to destroy innocence or purity.
And rip everything up from the roots
Willingness to uproot everything good.
The second a flower blooms within me
Self-sabotage the moment positivity arises.
I deprived it of light and water and watch it wilt
Preventing personal growth or positivity.
Why can't I let the beauty in my life flourish
Questioning inability to let positivity thrive.
Why didn't I hold that flower gently
Regret for mishandling positive aspects of life.
Protect it from this harsh, harsh world
Desire to protect and nurture positive aspects.
Nurture it and water it
A wish to care for positivity in life.
Tell that flower she's beautiful every single day
Regret for not appreciating and nurturing positivity.
Instead of plucking apart its petals and leaving it in the dirt
Instead of cherishing, destroying positive elements.
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