Shattered Mind

In the stillness past midnight’s breath,

Shadows twist, and reason’s death,

A mirror bleeds, reflections wail,

A stranger’s face, a hollow tale.

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A voice slithers, deep and low,

Whispers secrets you cannot know,

Nights erased, hands that carved,

A mind unraveled, fate starved.

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The darkness thickens, corners creep,

Something laughs, no soul to keep,

Thoughts invade, they pierce and flay,

A gnawing buzz that won’t decay.

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You shut your eyes, but there’s no peace,

Visions surge, never cease,

The skin sloughs off, reveals the bone,

A haunting cry—you’re not alone.

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Now you’re the shadows, lost in dread,

Behind the mirror, where dreams are fed,

The thing inside wears your skin,

And when it laughs, you’re pulled back in.

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You’ll linger here, a shattered shade,

Trapped in madness that you made,

And when you scream, they’ll hear your plea—

But you are the thing that’s never free.