Atreyu the

I woke up this morning to youth stolen
with memories across the crescent 
mirror's invisible surface
of a boy
his adventures not yet tangled with
the unbearable burdens of my today
his memory still both Atreyu the child
Atreyu the warrior
truth revealing toothpaste splash I am
too lazy to wash away
mine revealing a man saddening
cracking.

TA