Mirror of Strife

Vanity spreads its wings of bitter distress  
Like a hostile invader of shameful habits  
 
Sinking delusions pull me under a cloak of fear  
As a hostage, witness to my captive oppressor  
 
Spoiled pressures are pushed onto me  
Demands cater to their every priority  
Reality grows weary of my every move  
 
My pride is lulled the wrong way  
It can't live up to its own standards  
 
A hasty judgement has approved  
What I have chosen to forsake  
Lonely is my esteem, ostracised  
From what I portray to myself  
 
The reflection in this mirror  
Has cheated a selfish image