Religion Mirror Poems

The mirror breaks, a shattering sound,
Revealing secrets once were bound,
By earthly ties and mundane fears,
Unveiling secrets, transcends years.

Near death a trial, and hypnotic states,
Expose a...

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Having heard of them, and never having experienced them,
I cannot be objective about firsthand knowledge.
A number of people have encountered 'Near Death
Experiences'. I choose to...

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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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The purpose of life for eons has been
the quest of mankind since Adam and Eve.
We ask ourselves when did all life begin
and in whom or...

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What right is it 
of Man to challenge 
creations unknowable plans… 

Is it not the will of vanity 
to keep all in the dark 
or...

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Metal, blood, and mascara 

Half sunk a shattered visage lies,
A wrinkled lip, a sneer of cold command,
Of boundless and bare
Along the level, sands stretch far...

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A god mended in string and wired corsets, armature. 
The blackened police the striders in the dark… 
a crippled plaything, 
a hymn of the tourniquet...

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Gym exuberance of inflated expectations,
          a zone of grunt and sweat
I curl my way to fifty...

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SELF REFLECTIONS

These are poems about mirrors, images, self-image, reflections, impressions and self-reflection. 

Self Reflection
by Michael R. Burch 

for anyone struggling with self-image

She has a comely...

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It's funny, because I've vacuumed under your bed 
a hundred times in the past two years
I've dusted the black bedside table
picked up your Scotch and...

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The simple line partens the land
And people alike
Dividing thoughts and emotions
Fuelling the enigma of voters
Carried on in name of freedom
We separate ourselves 
From ourselves
Making walls...

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Wonderland
by Michael R. Burch
 
We stood, kids of the Lamb, to put to test
the beatific anthems of the blessed,
the sentence of the martyr, and the...

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"50 Words for Poe: Styx"




Sleep now

Your Nepenthe has been taken
listen to your dream 
what you pay alms for
requires surveillance
this is where she is reached and...

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Dangerous,
blast~
trip to the past,

creamy crib
slips last,

dangerous dips
dive fast,

first is last,

blast is past,

take is most-

rips divide,

kicks hide,

rips wise-

scents re-animaize....

kids collide....

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I fly through the trees, my eyes fixed on a cup

 of water

That drifts

between Heaven & Hell, since

       ...

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