Ego Vultures

What do you see in the mirror of your reflection? 
your own body, or your own detection? 
or the competition of another...the mindless mind occupy your subjective projector
Confusing, deluding...dreams know more order, dreams show more practical structure
The Ego is your master and you the acute apprentice infecting the weak of reality 
using the close resources to master it's design in your mind
It's built your normality and to question is your own insanity 
Feasting upon your wretched blindfold granting your desires \
it gave you your house, that house in which it made you. 
the fatal awareness that mostly last breaths discover
a touching leap too late too seeped with much too weep 
And by then too little to seek what then shall you do once you see the truth?

Could you even muster your own imagination and destroy natures enemy
Or are you the Anti-persona dripped in your own tragedy rippled and shelled
making a hell of a heaven or a heaven of a hell this is the abundant device 
so rarely fought so quiet like mice so if you unveil this master of tricks 
be sure to find your way out of it like shattered glass you may find yourself 
lost without hope grinding deeper into the oblivion vanishing like air in smoke.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Brown Avatar
June 18, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Congratulations on your placement in P.D.'s contest Paul. Love, Carol
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March 4, 2012 at 3:42 PM
congrats Paul on an excellent write and win for truth or dare luv..
Brown Avatar
March 4, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s "Truth and Dare and Free Verse" contest Paul. Love, Carol
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March 4, 2012 at 11:09 AM
A very good write Paul...congrats on your win.
Williams Avatar
March 4, 2012 at 5:35 AM
Paul congrats on your win..David
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March 3, 2012 at 9:34 PM
PAUL, Thank you for supporting my contest. Congratulations with your wonderful entry;-) well done~ALWAYS PD*
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March 1, 2012 at 5:52 PM
Great one on an interesting topic..Enjoyed ..Sara
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February 29, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Paul,..hummm let me see... what do I see in the mirror?? I got to say...i see nothing cause I never look... I hate the person there for the moment... I'm like air and smoke... oi..oi...I love the meaning of your poem..THANK YOU 4 SHARING, ALWAYS~PD
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