Alone you are born

driven

by wintry blasts

from out of the depths

of understanding

Alone you die

live wire blazing

fast track bled dry

Alone you are born

ablaze with the pleasures

of your newfound life

until you unmask yourself

and stare into the darkened mirror

and your reflection smiles

back at you

Alone you die

as your cries echo in the chambers

of what passes for your heart

as you finally recognize

the face behind the mask

the face that is my face

laughing and blazing

and colored with anger

anger is the color of my pain

and you are alone

and so shall you die.