The Mirror

 

The Mirror

I do not like the Mirror,for it is not my friend,
it dosen't show my begining,nor can I see my end,
The Mirror is Honest and daring,but not too very caring,
the pain and strife,throughout my life,
and how I came to be, the man that I now see,
No,I don't like this looking glass,
I cannot see my furure,it only shows my past,
The pain inside I've tried to hide,
the Youth and Love,the Truth of Love,
that's long been denied,
every line and wrinkle,eyes that used to twinkle,
life and love that I once had,
my eyes have now,grown old and sad,
I don't like the Mirror,it won't show the Real Me,
it only shows the world,the man I've come to be,
there is no grace,no forgotten glory,
just lines on my face and my forgotten story,
I can't see where I'm going,I can't see my goal,
No,I don't like the Mirror,it won't show my soul...

Reviews

[Nautili]

Thanks for sharing this. I am sure many can relate, some how we usually see ourselves in a different light than what a mirror reflects. love the idea of sharing your life, it's pain and disappointments, it's loves and twinkling eyes.... your very soul in this piece. you are right, a mirror, nor the body the world sees, can not adequately represent who we are. Hopefully heaven will somehow do that.

[Jiggsy]

This is a favorite..you've posted on fb.and I loved it then and there!!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

The mirror never lies... it's honesty is something we can't hide from... very nicely expressed.

[Jasmine]

this is wonderful...a nice philosophical piece. a few punctuation tweaks needed, but still great. a new favourite!

[India Brooks]

A beautifully woven story that so many of us can relate to - so often do we see not what we would like and tend to blame it on the looking glass when really we know that it's us and our self-judging eyes. Well done.

[Tate Morgan]

beautiful the connection of the mirror to the truth if we could just record our musings in front of it throughout life what a movie it would be

[Greg Skura]

Wow! I love the imagery the your words bring to light!!!!! A mirror shows a reflection of the sum total of all of our life experiences. If we learned about our true nature through these experiences then they were worthwhile. The sentient, silent, knower within (soul) created of love and understanding, longs for affinity with another soul. We are all here to be impressed and to express! Express your self!!! Thank You for sharing!

[bluessadmood]

Oh what loveliness my friend ,you told a whole life reflecting on a mirror,that you never liked.how imaginative..
Never liked you mirror ,never was my friend,you showed not my beginning ,no I saw my end
Mirror honest and daring but never ever caring..pain and strife all through my life
And how i am the man i now see,No I dont like you looking glass
I could never see my future only my past
Pain inside i tried to hide,Youth and love ,long been denied
All lines and wrinkles ,eyes that twinkled,life and love once i had
My eyes grown old and sad,Never liked you ,Never showed the real me
Only show the world the man i came to be,No grace ,No forgotten glory
Only lines on face and forgotten story,never liked you ,you wont show my soul
God what a lovely write,how I enjoyed this
lovely write..

[City Sky]

wow that's a good poem. Keep up the good work!