Hiding In a Mirror

Sometimes you can hide yourself in a mirror Not everything’s revealed within its glimmer What you see is only your outer reflection You’re only looking at lights reverse deflection Your eye’s look forward but only see back It’s truly an optical mirage, a reflective façade Sometimes there are lies in the reflection Walls that are built to provide you protection Like makeup used to cover flaws and cracks Hiding blemishes and limiting the attacks Paradoxes of light, a brightness that is dimmer Illuminating the truth, obscuring the grimmer Sometimes the truth is only seen as fraud When your outer skin hides what is inside Mirrors are unique as they capture misdirection Curved paths of light are only retinal projections Images presented to the world may never lack But they may not represent a faithful track Sometimes a reflection is defined by the shimmers Of the underlying image like candlelight that flickers Giving up truths behind the lies seen by refraction In a mirror’s view when you are open to inspection Less defined by vision compared to the abstract Of what is promised to your soul through God’s contract