All that mirrors is not gold.

I see the world as it should be;

I do not see the world at all.

I see my friends as they should be;

I do not see my friends at all.

I see my lover as she should be;

I do not see my lover at all.

I see the argument of two broken strangers in a stagnant Friday-night grocery queue;

I do not see the strangers at all.

I see my parents as they should be;

I do not see my parents at all.

I see myself as I should be;

I do not see myself at all.