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Mirror Mirror On the Wall

Mirror mirror on the wall.
Why do you insist in all
The ugly traits you force on me
In features that I rarely see?

Mirror mirror on the wall.
What gives you the right to call
This bulge 'unsightly', that one 'hot';
This color's ghastly, that one's not.

Mirror mirror on the wall.
I'm not Cindi 'fore her ball
I have no fairy goddess wand
Nor youth enhancing fountain pond.

Mirror mirror on the wall.
What tragic fate must I befall
Before I cut you down to size
And inner beauty's recognized.

mirrori do not know?

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John Freeman

September 11, 2009 at 8:03 PM

Just looking for something to read, Yoni! This is really very good, like looking at Dr. Jekyll in the mirror, at times. An interesting scripture you might want to read in conjunction with this phenomena, is (Gen, 4:6-7) of the mind. Learning how to control the mind, and not letting it control, takes practice. Sincerely Moses

Michelle Norvell

August 9, 2009 at 10:42 PM

good work. love it and best wishes.....

Cherica Eckiwaudah

July 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM

nice poem. loved it. always, cherica lynn <3

Jared Pickett

July 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Good poem friend....:JP)

Ashley Yates

July 5, 2009 at 9:21 PM

Wonderful, I love this! It really is too bad that inner beauty is way too often over looked in today's society.... Great Write!

Carolyn Devonshire

April 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM

Having "inner beauty" is having a gift that last a lifetime, Yoni. It's comforting to know fading youth cannot take this away. (My stepmother lived across the street from the Fountain of Youth. She'll be 95 this May.) Excellent poem, Yoni! Love, Carolyn