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Mirror

MIRROR

so profane
looking me over
head to toe

a counselor
no - a judge
i’m ashamed

you shriek
infinitesimal fragments
fall to the floor
quite mad

i’m stuffed into this tiny dress
no one can tell me i’m too fat
but your teardrops whittle
at my self-aggrandizement

i cheat on my diet
swallow each shard
now you see my heart
and i can’t hide from your eyes

66 words
5/23/2017
One of five-70 words or less contest
Word choice = mirror
1st Place

Copyright © Kim Rodrigues | Year Posted 2017

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Sunlite Wanter Date: 6/11/2017 9:53:00 AM Priceless, Kim!!! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/11/2017 11:26:00 AM Thank you, Sunlite!

Kai Michael Neumann Date: 5/28/2017 7:57:00 PM Ouch. Congratulations. The metaphor of swallowing the shards and the double meaning, great. Well written. I enjoyed reading this. Kai Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/28/2017 9:16:00 PM Thank you, Kai!

Probir Gupta Date: 5/28/2017 7:11:00 AM Right .... the honest mirror ... very well done ... and the deserving top win ... Congratulations ... Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/28/2017 9:17:00 PM Thank you, Probir!

Sandra Haight Date: 5/27/2017 6:34:00 PM The monster mirror of reality, Kim. You captured those feelings so well! Congratulations on your First Place win. Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/27/2017 8:27:00 PM Thank you, Sandra!

Anisha Dutta Date: 5/25/2017 11:23:00 PM Big Congrats to win top. Hugs. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/26/2017 9:19:00 AM Thank you, Anisha!

Carole Duet Date: 5/24/2017 10:16:00 PM This poem has an impact, Kim. I can sooo relate! GL in the contest! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/24/2017 10:36:00 PM Thank you, Carole!

Carol B. Date: 5/23/2017 11:24:00 AM The mirror can be cruel at times. We must not give the mirror as much power as we do. Somehow what we see doesn't necessarily present a true reflection of what others see. Others see the beauty we sometimes ignore. I think the heart is the reflection that shines the brightest. Loved this write. :) Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/23/2017 11:33:00 AM Thank you, Carol! So true. Nothing like an entire humn in living color.

Chris Green Date: 5/23/2017 10:05:00 AM This was very cool and quite sad feeling Kim. But, I'll bet she looks fabulous in that dress to everyone else...just not to herself. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/23/2017 10:25:00 AM Thanks, Chris