Albert Ahearn Poet Verse

Behind the Mask

Looking into a mirror at
That person staring back at you
Is not what other people see.
What you perceive is a minds-eye
Aspect of a parallel clone-
An apparition in a realm
Manifested by your ego.
You look into its soulless eyes
That blinks a lifeless mimicry;
And what you think you see is not
On your side of the looking glass.
You conjure up the counterfeit-
A clownish mask- then masquerade
Not fooling nary one of us.

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Albert Ahearn February 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM No! The pronoun used was "you" In my house not a single clock keeps time and the mirrors throughout are all cracked because of my mug that can stop a timepiece and chink a looking glass...lol

Sami Helbaoui February 18, 2011 at 10:29 AM TRUE!! True in so many ways and aspects... But hope you aren't talking about yourself.. Love it, Sami