On the wall of my living room,
Hangs a broken mirror.
The glass shattered into hundreds.
I kept it as a memento,
To remind me of the day my heart broke into that many pieces.
The kaleidoscope of hundreds of sorrowful eyes,
Used to stare forlornly at me,
Giving neither reason, nor hope,
To take the next step. Or breath.

On the wall of my living room,
Hangs a broken mirror.
Still shattered in the hundreds.
Today, it is reflecting dazzling beams of sunlight,
Into what used to be a darkened cube of concrete.
Through the fragmented glass,
I see bits and pieces of me.
But I felt whole. Unbroken.

On the wall of my living room,
Hangs a broken mirror,
But it has been reframed.  
And that put my life into perspectives.
Myriads of eyes with crow's feet and smiles,
Looking back at me,
Telling me I've come a long way.
Next to the mirror,
There is a portrait of us,
Of our very first kiss
After the wedding vows.

Head full of hope like Elpis' pocket,
Gracefulness of a newborn pegasus.
Guarding the gate to her heart like Cerberus
While bearing the burden that is Atlas',
She steeled her resolve,
And forged her dreams, Hephaestus.

It's not over when the fat lady sings.
It's over when the ardent lover,
Firm believer,
The romantic,
Becomes a skeptic,
And rejects the ideals and ideas of love.
You know it's heart-wrenching,
To discover what broke him,
It's over when he goes silent.

Pray that the day will never come.

Hello sleepless nights.
How have I missed you.
You are the constant in my despair.

Hello unsettled heart.
Nice to meet you again.
Send my regards to insecurities.

Hello volatile mood.
Flipping tables and fingers.
You are my favourite defence mechanism.