Someone follows,

yet stays behind,

In their eyes, I'm the twisted kind.

Wants to speak, but words decay,

Inner voices start to sway.

Mocking tones,

false decree,

Are you my shadow

or are you me?

The seer’s silent, cards unshown,

This lonely dance I dance alone.

Sometimes in the mirror’s glance,

I see the shimmer of a chain by chance...

Who’s the foe?

you ask in vain,

The answer hides within your name.

Not evil

just deep,

Not cruel

just weak.

Call it out, and fear will fade,

Face the storm that you have made.

When you challenge

it replies,

With a thousand reasons, no disguise.

Have you seen your other side,

The one who knows what you denied?

The one who comes when you would run,

The one who holds you

till it’s done.

Jealous twin, yet teacher too,

Smiles at you

for what is true.

Doesn’t seek worth, only a race,

A mirrored soul you can’t replace.

Who’s the foe?

you ask in vain,

The answer hides within your name.

Not evil

just deep,

Not cruel

just weak.

Call it out, and fear will fade,

Face the storm that you have made.

When you challenge

it replies,

With a thousand reasons, no disguise.

The fortune-teller won’t reveal,

Whose face the final card will seal.

If your heart burns, your stomach shakes,

Fight yourself

for truth awakes!

I was my enemy all along,

Now the wound became my song.

No more pain when I confess

This will be my finest, best!

A rising scene, the crane lifts high,

Pride reborn, no judging eye.

Without false shame, the truth breaks through

Authenticity’s no taboo!