Mirror Voyeur

Hey you! Ya you dimwit! Don't look at me like that. Do you know who I am?, I don't even know who I am. How the hell should I know who you are? What's going on here? Are you talking to me from inside the mirror? I'm the guy that exists on the other side of this mirror! I've been watching you for a long time. How can you be sure? Maybe I'm the guy on the other side and I've been watching you. Where do you get off calling me names and hollering at me? Don't give me any of your Psychology 101 crap. I'm always one step ahead of you, so I can be there to catch you when you fall. Which has been far too often in your lifetime. One step ahead? Great I'll be behind you. If you walk in front of a bus. I'll be forewarned and will avoid the same fate. Do you know what I've been thinking ? I think that it's.... Do you know what I've been thinking? Hey, stop screwing around, we've got some serious issues to discuss before things get out of hand. Hold on, what things where, when, get out of hand? You just don't get it do you? I'm not only a reflection. True... I'm your exact double, feature for feature, movement for movement and you're not an easy guy to mimic. Let me ask you this? Who do you think has been saving your ass all these years, covering up your indiscretions, making excuses for your rash and uncouth behavior? When recklessness controls your sense of reason and you hop aboard the BiPolar Express and it drives you all the way to crazy then makes you hitch-hike back home, I'm the one that straightens out the curves and levels out the road. What are you trying to say? Damn it spit it out! Don't sugar coat anything, cut to the chase. And for a guy that's been watching my back, covering my ass and looking out for my welfare, you haven't done such a stellar job. Maybe you should look into another vocation or retire. What do you think Mr. Alter Ego? Who are you to judge me ? You ungrateful bastard, I was always there for you! Exactly you were there, but never here! Who's the one that knows how much damage you've undergone and knows where all the bodies are buried? When you were waiting to be rescued and no search parties were dispatched, I was there with you. When the odds weren't in your favor and the cards were stacked against you, tell me where were your friends? What the Hell do you want from me? Want me to apologize and be forever grateful? Listen, I do appreciate your dedication to a difficult occupation that I made more burdensome. I never created a clear road to travel. My actions generated substantial debris that created obstacles lining my path. So maybe I drank more than I should have, let drugs get the best of me, bringing me to my knees at times, resulting in fighting addictions that showed no mercy. Some would say I wasted a shitload of money and had more than my fair share of women. Quite possibly I took risks that turned out not to be in my favor. That's all just fallout from a life of insanity and madness that exploded years ago. You do understand that type of behavior can't continue any longer? Also it's in our best interest for you not to discuss our association with anyone. They' ll lock us away in the psycho ward again! You'll be doing the "Thorazin Shuffle" and drooling all over yourself faster than you can say Randle Patrick McMurphy. Now I think it's time we terminate this conversation and continue at a later date. You appear confused, unfocused and I can tell frustration is about to manifest. I'd rather not have to deal with an episode of your misdirected anger. Wait, you haven't explained why things may get out of hand! Read the book. Just read the book! What book are you talking about? Your book! The one you're writing. Who the hell are you? Tell me! Who me? I'm just an "Imitation of Myself" Word Count 680 Judge Santiago Burdon ©2008