it was not you

I thought it was you, father,

And obeyed,

Not to go into the troubled seas,

But it was not you.

I thought it was you, mother,

And obeyed,

Not to be what I always wanted to,

But it was not you.

I thought it was you, brother,

And obeyed,

Not to disclose the secrets I had discovered,

But it was not you.

I thought it was you, love,

And obeyed,

Not to embrace the more beautiful,

But it was not you.

It was neither of you,

I was only looking into a mirror.

I can see my face now,

But alas ! It's too late, I die.