I've Been Looking For You

Shards of my reflection                        

Dripping adhesive 

A mosaic of dreams,

Dissimilar 

Comfortable glimpses

Soaked with perspective 

A glimmer of history

Familiar

Shards of our reflections

Flecked with distance

An echo of lost time

Conflicting 

Reviews

[Carolynn]

I’ve been looking for you - your poem points to self reflection for me with this title ... looking for me, who I used to be, feeling I’ve lost myself for quite some time and now want me back - the best part of poetry is how it relates to each reader :) I’d love to know what style this is written in with each verse being so similar in style? Beautiful write :)

[Sarah Jane]

Spot on interpretation! I didn't write this in any particular structure that I'm aware of I just try to write pieces that flow nicely. Fir this once I wanted each stanza to resemble each other in connection to a mirror or the reflection that im writing about, if that makes sense. Thank you!

[JR]

I read a lot of longing in this piece. Everyone looks back on their history and sees the same events differently, "Comfortable glimpses / Soaked with perspective / A glimmer of history." I think most readers can relate to the idea of seeing the past through shards, some familiar and warm, some dissimilar and cold. I like the structure you used, and the tight, sparse language. It helped to draw me in and not distract me from the message.

[Sarah Jane]

Thank you! Longing for history but seeing it differently now than I did was what I wanted to portray. I appreciate your review.