The Mirror Friend

You see yourself and your emotions in me, 

I am your twin, but desolate without you. 

Never be scared to disclose your true self, 

For I shall never be your judge or foe. 

  

I am a face having no expression of my own; 

It's always void, awaiting an emotion to bloom. 

Some days I am left alone in my loneliness, 

Seeking a cheerful face to make me alive. 

  

You need not be worried if left alone in grief, 

I am there in your pain to shed tears with you. 

You need not be sad if none to feast with you, 

I am there to rejoice in your accomplishments. 

  

Many a time, I see you in romance and love. 

And seeing you smile is the best of my existence. 

I detest seeing your sullen looks and stares, 

But I shall not shirk my duty of emulating you. 

  

If I could choose for myself to be as I like, 

I would always put up a pleasant face for you. 

If I were powerful to change emotions, 

No one would wear a melancholic face. 

  

I am a patient listener you can trust upon, 

And my ears shall be open to you unceasingly. 

Though my consolation can't be felt or seen, 

I still can listen in silence, offering no solution. 

  

I am the best friend the world has ever seen. 

Sometimes I shatter into pieces by your rage, 

Still, I can show you wholly in my little faces. 

I shall be your companion, even if I am broken. 

  

I am unlike your fleeting relations and friends 

Who find fault with you and show scorn faces. 

I shall never welcome you nor let you down 

With a disdainful face, unless you show it to me. 

I am you and I exist no more without you.