Who am I?

My heart burns like the fires of hell.

I am not the same as I was then.

I am distant.

I am quiet.

I am a different person.

Even my reflection in the mirror,

the person staring back at me,

os not the same familiar spirit.

"Who am I?" I ask.

"And who are you?"

Yes, who indeed.

I close my eyes and think back to a time when I was as before.

A time when I was happy, normal, exuberant.

A time when I was full of life, of joy,

of the kindness I once knew.

Then I open my eyes to look at my mirror image.

It is sad, but solemn.

Kind, but hating.

Brave, but fearful.

Peaceful, but evil.

"Who are you?" I ask my reflection.

"And who am I?"

She smiles wistfully.

"I am You and You are Me," replies my imposter.

"Just as you were meant to be."

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Ever have one of those days where you forget who you even are?

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