Mirrors for the Blind

A thought~

Mirrors, mirrors everywhere,

But do they really see?

Busy with their roadmaps,

They live with veils forever,

And pay no mind to memories;

Feeling nothing in the breeze,

Nor hearing truth in sunrise.

 

Mirrors, mirrors all around -

What do they matter if

They've fallen down?

Author's Note

mmhmm Sorry to be a bother. I just wrote a lot last night. Kind of don't like it... at all.

Reviews

[Jordan Newell]

I love this.

What it said to me:

Mirrors are a sharp, crystal-clear representations of one's physical self, but have no knowledge of the world of one's mind; they only know what can be physically touched and seen. They don't "really see" anything, because everything that they see is determined by what one's mind decides to do - with one's self or one's surroundings.

In the end, do we really need to know what we look like?
If no one had ever seen themselves, could they judge others who had no idea what they looked like either?
We don't live life entirely relying on the physical world, through dreams and thoughts I have had some of the best experiences of my life.

There is an entirely different world in which we live in, not through touch, sight, sound, smell, taste, or feel, but through what I consider to be the much-contemplated sixth sense - thought.

Great write, cheers.

[Shards]

stumbled across your poem now - (I was drawn by the title)
and am glad you posted it anyway
even though you didn't think much of it
as mentioned in your authors note

I really loved what you said here -
I've had a lifelong fascination with mirrors
and your "thought" really struck a chord deep within me

such beautiful words laced with this almost sad musing
as if written by despair herself
lovely - just lovely
thanks

[ace]

i actually really enjoyed it especially the first to lines very interesting

[Jess.]

I agree with Fabian.
I like this also, espeically the last three lines, they are totally amazing to me.
You could go deeper with it, but I think it's good just the way it is....though I'm new at this whole poetry thing....so don't know how much I can help....

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Well, I do like it....I think you could or should have took it in a bit more philosophical direction though, you know, like the things we see in mirrors aren't really reality but can be distorted images or reflections that only skim the surface but look no deeper. I'd save this one definitely and maybe go back to it later and reshape it into something more or something better. I do it all the time with my own work. If I haven't rewritten it at least a half dozen times in a month, I'll probably will just end up throwing it away. I still give this 100% rating....It's a good idea to work from.