The green velvet

Hung from my shoulders

and dragged behind me

As my shoes hit the floor

Again and again.

Click, click, click.

Steady fingers

Undid the clasp

And the velvet fell to the floor.

Left behind,

Forgotten.

The white silk

Moved in waves

Against my legs.

The stone floor

Was cold

Against my feet

When I stepped out of my shoes

And sat in front of the mirror.

Dark as night,

My hair fell in tangles.

Pale as snow,

My skin glowed eerily.

The mirror showed me

Who I truly was.

My eyes,

That once sparkled,

Now were dead,

And stared back at me

Blankly.

Steady fingers

Were now shaking

As I pressed them

To my cheek

And discovered

The monster

Within.

I did not look down.

I ignored the way red

Stained white silk.