In the span of a few paragraphs, readers are given a brief glimpse into the struggle (struggles) of this narrator. Yet, that glimpse encompasses a past, a present and an expectation of a future.
Your language is effective and symbolic:
I only lack the rope to hold on to
In a sense, you have provided a beginning, a middle and an end. Although, where this will truly end is still a puzzle.
Thank you for posting this most interesting story in the Ink Well community.
It's a bit complex when you try to make the reader see an alternate reality and at the same time, the alter ego of a character. Because he doesn't know how the story will turn out. At first he wanted someone to look in the mirror and insult his reflection. And then breaking the mirror, hurting himself, until he realizes that it was all part of his imagination. But this came out.
Thank you very much for reading my story.