10/17/98

		"silver"

there behind the mirror
with its silvery sheen
i can see her teeth shining
with their shadowy gleam
she is waiting for freedom
sweet release from the cage
afterwards she'll go crazy
killing spree of her rage
but there's only one doorway
and it's i holds the key
and i cannot allow it
though she begs me please
i know how it would happen
set the beast from its cage
and you're welcoming in madness
from the force of her rage
i am taking the candle
leaving darkness from flame
moving on past the mirror
closing ears to the blame
she can never be free now
only captured by stone
i would never have done this
if i only had known

				© 1998 Andrea K