Introspection Mirror Poems

Into an opposing mirrored world
That is not always what it seems, 
I look for a pattern near or far, 
That reflects my fate and dreams....

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gilt
but of intricacy
of a mirror’s frame
guilt
shown an ember in me
am I not the reflection’s heel
am I not intrinsic
   asked, though eschewed
you judge me...

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Look at her vile dress.
Who am I to judge? Eye thorn,
My life, inward mess....

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My mirror is broken, or at least it seems to be,
for today I discovered an old woman staring back at me.

She had hair of gray,...

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sometimes I feel like a two way mirror,
people look at me and I look at them,
with that hint of recognition,
do I know you, my friend?
And...

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Before now, I saw you my reaper, the mirror of me
Spitting insolent bile any time I'd spend a penny or three
Simultaneously scrutinising every crooked line...

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It's a blotched pass
For the glass to
Go back one time....

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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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10/9/2023

i know i am capable of loving 
i can feel it when i’m in love
whether it’s with the warmth of a hand in mine, a...

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What's this reflection?

Sad mockery of a younger, better man's dreams.
One hand with a choke-hold on easy prosperity.
The other splayed out - each finger scraping for...

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Written: September 08, 2023
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In a realm where reason goes astray,
Where nonexistent boundaries sway,
Lines avoided, boundaries blurred,
Mirrors reflect a world absurd.

A soul that has sight beyond...

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A sigh leaves my soul, 
Compress beauty into words, 
Haikus, such a task!...

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Squinting into time
I grasp a distant folly
Slow dancing alone


It stares back at me
Shimmering in icy lust
This trembling pencil


It sidles closer
A touch of maple abides
Pancakes come...

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Much like the ocean,

peaceful and serene,

transitioning tides,

turn calm to chaotic.
 

Influential pull,

consequently shifts,

roaring with rage,

colliding waves crash.

 

In search of a source,

to brighten my path,

I...

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a soft refrain
silent reflections
as time fades
one life to another
faces of love
seen before
truth is
lovers and friends
they were never gone
blue luminescence in corridor
dreams to embrace
blue luminescence in...

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