A Hopeless Reflection Poem by Clarence Thomas

You stand starring into that mirror on the wall
Watching me suffer as I wither away
Reassuring me in the end, everything will be okay

But “Just one more day.” was long ago
And as those days turned into many years
I still waited for someone, anyone, to find me here

Each day you force on me these horrible things
How am I supposed to look them all in the eye
And give just one more smile, one more lie

Why is it that you keep me alive
Do you enjoy watching me night after night
Not being able to see even a hope of light

You must know how difficult it is to go on another day
You must know how hard this is for me to do
Because I know you feel this too

So as we sit and watch each other cry
I’ll scream out to you once more
“Why won’t you just let me die? ”