Myself not as I truly am
But as I think I truly am. The
Mirror shows me things
False things. People say mirrors
Don't lie. My mirror can't
Tell the Truth. The mirror is
Perfect
Unlike looking into a polished
Square of aluminum or a puddle
That ripples on black pavement
They reflect distorted views. My
Mirror is perfect
But I see wrong.
I think I see me
but the mirror shows my form,
I think I see me
but the mirror shows my smile,
I think I see me
but the mirror just reflects light,
The mirror needs no polishing
Can Windex erase delusion?
(Inspired by the picture by Miss Sam Duffy)
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great poem, Mike! I think many of us can relate. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Loved it Mike. I can relate. Mirrors can be tough on our sense of delusion. LOL.
Mike, I loved the complexity in this. It made me think of Ashberry's Convex Mirror. It works perfectly with the illustration. Great job.
The mind is the mirror of the soul
A picture whose colors deceive
This mirror detects but only reflects
what our eyes are equipped to believe.
Great job Scott!
OOps! Right comment, wrong name.
Great job MIKE! Sorry :(
mike,
thank you so much for writing something for the RotB this week!
like angela said, i think lost of people can relate to the piece and the message within it.
i especially appriciate this poem because of the way you inturpreted the painting. i didn't see it anything like in the same light, so this was a real journey for me.
keep up the fantastic work!!
This really made me pause Mike.
And in ways it is hard to read--skillfully mirroring how hard it is to accept our reflection.
Excellent and thank you.
Thanks Angela, Don, Russel, Shirley, Katy, and Y for the kind comments! Katy, that's what made your theme for this week's Ringing so much fun -- to see how differently people viewed the images at Miss Sam Duffy's site!
The mirror may not lie but it still reflects a perspective which is subjective...
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