Infamy and Narcissus

If Narcissus had just been a female
  she would not have been infamous at all

Admiring her locks in clear water
  she might have been anyone’s daughter
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Baker Avatar
May 29, 2022 at 8:20 PM
How true, for all but a few.
Cunningham Avatar
May 20, 2022 at 1:55 AM
So true Gershon, I don't need a mirror to tell me how handsome I look lol. Tom
Wolf Avatar
May 20, 2022 at 1:37 PM
Tom, you took the words right out of my (big) mouth: I don't need a mirror to tell ME how handsome YOU are either! lol. Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend. :) gw
George Avatar
May 19, 2022 at 10:36 PM
You are certainly right, Gershon ! Everyone approves a girl looking in the mirror... very often ! When men do it, it is seen as something odd....
Wolf Avatar
May 20, 2022 at 1:38 PM
Exactly, Valsa. Hmmm. Do you think I should complain to Joe Biden's 'Equity Czar?' This is rank discrimination. lol. I think I'll save my breath. ~ Gershon
Hankins Avatar
May 19, 2022 at 7:34 PM
(chuckling) You certainly make a valid point here, gw. Young girls, in particular, find it difficult to pass up a mirror.
Wolf Avatar
May 20, 2022 at 1:41 PM
So true, Milt. But if we men dare spend a second or three in front of one, we are accused of 'preening.' ~ No fair to Local 1103, 'Mirror-Peerers!'
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