Self Image

What do you see when you look in the mirror
Is it what you expected to see
Is it worse than you imagined or better
Do you like the image that is portrayed
Or could you change what you see or feel
Do you feel that the image you look at reflects how you feel
Or do you find it easily to look away from the reflection
Do you find yourself ugly to look at
Or is the ugliness inside
Do we always self analyze ourselves in mirrors
Certainly not in public in public we preen
We correct ourselves but not the real you
We correct the outer shell which the world sees
Not the real us we save that till we are alone
In the bathroom or bedroom at home
Then again you may feel fine about who you see
You may actually like the person that you see and that is rare
Rare, but how it should be.
I hope when you see yourself in the mirror
You like what you see. As for me...well I wrote this!

Reviews

[Corbin Driver]

Awesome, what you see in yourself is important in life.

[Parimal Pratyush]

This is great. A lesson for me that I will never forget. Self evaluation is important. We should ask questions to ourselves to truly know who we are and what we've become. Amazing, sir.

[lovelife]

Yea I really wish people could love us for us and not epect us to change

[Mike Defreitas]

Great piece. Very nice and kind-hearted. It's one of those things we all need to work on; and keep working, to infinity and beyond.

[Lauriegirl]

Your words float so easily and blend beautifully. good job

[Sometimes Blood]

This is an amazing piece of poetry my friend. The imagery is fantastic, and you took me on a journey with this one. great job!

[Anne Timmins]

A piece written with good emotion and flow. Reaches out and offers good thoughts to a reader.

[Wandering Minstrel]

A profound write which reaches out and stretches us out. The simple language and insightful message flow well.

[Alfred Kukitz]

It feels like grime with a heavy dose of "who is the victim here". When I look into the mirror I often say, Are you still here?

[Vito]

I really like the descriptive title of this-it brings to mind a poetic thought. But your content has a great deal of reflection and is open and real.