Hope In a Mirror
"HOPE IN A MIRROR"
"THERE IS HOPE FACING ME
RIGHT THROUGH A MIRROR,
THROUGH ITS BLINDING EYE
AND ITS STARE."
"LOOKING RIGHT BACK AT ME
WITH JUST A MYSTIC LOOK,
AS INTENSE AS
THE OUTCOME OF A MYSTERY IN
A BOOK."
"GIVING WAY TO A SMILE
OF ITS OWN,
COMING TO ME
IN A PLACE WHERE I
CALL HOME."
"SO PERFECT IN ITS
TOUCH,
AND GENTLE AS
SUCH."
"NOT SHOWING ANYTHING
NEW,
ONLY FULL OF SMILES
AND NOT SO
BLUE."
"UNTIL NEXT TIME
WHEN I STARE IN THE
MIRROR,
"TO ONLY SEE HOPE
FACING RIGHT BACK AT ME
WITH A SMILE
AND NEVER ANY FEAR."
WRITTEN BY: JOSEPH A. SMITH
Copyright © Joseph Smith | Year Posted 2015
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