Silverchair - Emotion Sickness -

Should the be more hopeful or remain dark and atmospheric?

Should I expand on a or keep it as a shorter "vignette"? Silverchair - Emotion Sickness

He stood up, his joints popping like dry kindling. He walked to the mirror and didn’t recognize the person looking back. The eyes were too wide, the skin too pale, a physical manifestation of a mind that had spent too long "vomiting strings" of anxiety onto everyone who tried to get close. He reached out and touched the cold glass. Should the be more hopeful or remain dark and atmospheric