Dear Stranger

i wish
i could be there
every single time
you grasp that blade

i wish
i could be there
every single time
you touch the skin

unfamiliar and fake
to you

beautiful and resilient
to me

i wish
i could be there
every single time
flaws are hated

and your left
clutching the broken glass
that was once
a bold reflection

i wish
i could be there
every single time
wrong words are spoken
and taken to heart

cause being strong doesn't mean
that you can't forgive

i wish that i could
but

i can't

you are not on your own
check the shadows
cause they aren't always ghosts