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Through A Filter

Through a filter,
             I look really great

My eyes are blue as azure seas
    The bags don’t hang down to my knees

My lips are pursed in certain style 
           And grinned with just a hint of guile

The brows are plucked and even toned
    The cheeks are even high cheek boned


Through a filter,
     I’m the perfect weight

I’m built to swing on Tarzan’s vine
                 In other words, I’m mighty fine

My muscles glow in suntanned skin
                 It’s good to see the skin I’m in


The stomach flat, no need to tuck
                   I look as though I ate a truck


Through a filter, through a filter 
                 Life is perfect, never changes
Through a filter, through a filter 
                      Constant as life rearranges  

Life, a cardboard cut out me
                          What a lovely place to be

You just can’t hurt what you can’t see

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Victor Buhagiar February 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM One cannot help but admire the picture of oneself. Mike Gentile February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM I guess that’s true Victor, happy Saturday !!

CayCay Godwin February 1, 2026 at 5:58 AM This is relatable, universal themed, well-written and touched me emotionally as well as humorously. It recently hit me big-time that all my fav musicians are now OLD, old people. The only upside is they are all still older than me. Great write. Mike Gentile February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM I am right there with you Cay Cay!! Thank you!!

sara Etgen-Baker January 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM wow, love the profundity of your poem, especially the ending. Faving Mike Gentile February 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM Thank you so much Sara xxoo

Jerry Brotherton January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM Loved the poem, Mike. Need to patten and sell that filter, my friend. Mike Gentile January 29, 2026 at 4:51 AM Thank you so much Jerry!

Daniel Henry Rodgers January 28, 2026 at 7:58 AM Hello Mike, Such sharp, self-aware humor that only comes from someone who’s looked at their own reflection a few too many times and decided to laugh instead of flinch. It’s funny, sure, but there’s a real ache under it, that sense of how easy it is to hide behind the polished version of ourselves. Excellent! Winter Blessings, Mike, Daniel Mike Gentile January 28, 2026 at 10:20 AM Daniel, thank you so much for your insightful comments, Winter blessings to you as well sir!!

Tom Cunningham January 28, 2026 at 7:24 AM I find as I get older I look at the mirror less. I'm sure in time AI will create a mirror that makes you see a movie star.lol Tom Mike Gentile January 28, 2026 at 10:18 AM I'm sure it's here already, Thanks Tom!

Kim Rodrigues January 28, 2026 at 6:59 AM Just too funny and endearing too! Fave for me, Tarzan. That vine must have superior grapes ;) Mike Gentile January 28, 2026 at 10:18 AM LOL, thanks Kim xxoo