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As I awake I have a preminition that this is to be a good day

Moving to the edge of the bed, eerily absent I am of pain

My eyes open with no need to adjust to the morning light

My vision so suddenly clear, seemingly a miracle overnight

 

I look in the mirror expecting to see that I look as a mess

But I see nothing at all, and I become perplexed

Why am I transparent, why is there no man in the mirror

I blink my eyes again just to see if my vision changes, but it gets no clearer

 

I must need to adjust the angle I view from, that is why I cannot see

And then I begin to see myself in the mirror, uttering under my breath "finally"

Sheer horror then comes from what started as a moment of relief

I see myself laying behind me in what seems to be a deep sleep

 

Why am I laying down, why is the man in the mirror asleep

My heart should now be racing, but i feel no heartbeat

And I hope this is just a twisted scary bad dream

Please let this be just a twisted scary bad dream

 

My situation seems so dire and my thoughts are maddening 

Why is the man in the mirror asleep

Why is the man in the mirror asleep

...And why is the man in the mirror... me

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote this from a perspective of a man who went to sleep and woke up dead. He then realizes he is dead when he sees his body in the mirror still "asleep." He finds that it is both a relief of the imperfections he dealt with in life, but still horrifying with the realization of his (bodies) end.

This probably came from the fact that during this time I wished I was dead, but didn't want to kill myself. So it was wishful thinking that I would "wake up dead."

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