I was about three years old when it happened; 

I remembered because it left me with a huge scar

It kept me empty & gray for many years

The world around me became colorless 

All that was left of me was an empty shell. 

People’s encouraging voices are muffled all around me 

This was just how I perceived the world.

I live in a normal house, 

with a normal family, 

going to a normal school, 

getting a normal education, 

having normal friends, 

All I do is wake up, go to school, eat, sleep, repeat. 

For a while, I thought this was all my story was going to be about. 

But ever since I smiled things got complicated.

Ever since I smiled into that damn mirror 

you showed me what a mess I was. 

When I smiled, you smiled back. 

You broke the glass and showed me colors I didn’t know existed. 

You jumped through to my world from yours and you said to me

 “You are Magnificent”