The man in the frame

The man in the frame the dead shell that you see. That's just what the world expects  me to be.

 

       Sometimes I gaze outside its confines when I do I see the real me the one only I can see.

 

       But then I feel pity for those who wander lost in infinite illusion what they think is me is

just their delusion.

 

      The older I get the less that I see of the decaying old frame that's really not me. I wonder

in sorrow if ever they'll see the one standing outside the frame that is me.

 

 

 

Reviews

[William J. Marsh]

Well a very different and interesting way to see that concept. One thing I know is that others do not think about us as much and In detail as we think they do. People spend a lot of life's precious time worrying about it. Nice piece.

[Tomahawk Joe]

thank you for the review

[Dye]

What an interesting write. I often wonder if people view me the same way I view myself. I would imagine not but still I wonder.

[Tomahawk Joe]

Thank you for reading and reviewing!

[TrimarcoRansome]

Interesting concept which we all at some point find ourselves realizing. nicely penned too!

[Tomahawk Joe]

thank you for your review

[SteveB]

A thoughtful piece with nice structure. I remember years ago being told there is the "me" I think I am, the me that others see, and finally the objectively true me. The goal is to try to have all three in close connection.
Thank yo for this piece

[Tomahawk Joe]

Thank you for your review

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

An interesting piece...an introspective write. I often look at myself in the mirror, and I sometimes wonder at the person who I am looking at in juxtaposition to the person who is inside of my head--I wonder if, perhaps, I am viewed differently from the outside looking in than the inside looking out? Actually, I'm quite sure that I am. This was a thought provoking read.

[Tomahawk Joe]

thank you for the review, I hadn't thought of it that way. I was thinking more of how others see a
person as opposed to how that person sees themselves.