Childhood Mirror Poems

In the dimly lit corners of her existence,
She lingered, a ghost in the midst of persistence.
From the womb, she was marked, a black sheep born,
Destined...

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I once had a twin,
Or so I thought,
Until my mother broke the mirror,
That she’d recently bought....

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In shadows deep, where childhood fears reside,
A father's wrath, a son's tormented life,
A torrent of abuse, a soul's despair,
A question lingers, heavy in the putrid...

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Not so many years ago,
In the mirror, my reflection would show…
Gentle eyes, a giggling smile,
Ivory skin that looked pudgy and smooth,
Like the subtle whisper of...

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mirrors turbulence of mind
documents dull daily chores,
poured feelings on blank canvas, 
friend we trust as true .

closest buddy in childhood,
confidant in teenage years,
my excitement, my...

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I am short and sweet
Read quickly before I leave
Haiku is my name...

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She dances she glances,                     ...

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Echo world behind the glass,
I make the same faces I did at twelve.
The grinning Cheshire Cat 
with teeth like piano keys,
mendacious and coy
because viewing my...

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Years ago I had a near death experience that left me haunted for a long
time. I was very sick and in hospital, in what seemed...

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Do we break the mirror of life,                  ...

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You start by trying to ignore yourself.
This is reflexive.
Ego always wants you look into the wrong mirror.

Later you find out you can't,
you're  just too...

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Deja vu-
   it startles us at times-
       in a flash- coming before us;
    ...

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When she was young,                                          ...

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Smudges tell a tale
Two tiny handprints
Frame a tiny kiss
 ~  Fairest of them all

12/4/2021...

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I was just a little gregarious girl
wearing a lime green bikini
with a tiny red apple 
appliqued on the top
splashing 
in the plastic kiddie pool
covered in...

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