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Mirror Mirror

By SouthernPoet | Posted: 05 December 2008

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Mirror, mirror on the wall
Tell me. what you see
Who is this person standing here
In front of you and me

Someone, who is not happy
Someone, that's not content
Look, let's face reality
That's not really, what I meant

Look deep, into these eyes of mine
And tell me what you see
Tell me more about this man
The one, inside of me

The one that feels betrayed
As if, the world gave up on him
No matter, how hard that he tries
He knows, it's sink or swim

And when he tries to get back up
Back down, again he falls
Another day, the same routine
Down come, those crumbling walls

Look deep inside this heart of mine
And tell me what you see
Is there any love within
This man, inside of me

He use to have a love for life
But now, that all has gone
He's getting older, times have changed
They fade, just like the dawn

The man just stood there looking
As the mirror, gave no reply
After all, it's only there for looks
Not to answer, reasons why

And looks can be deceiving
When you're looking in the mirror
Image of two people
But only one is there
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Comments 
Carl
06 December 2008
A very feeling poem. Very good again. One very minor thing "He use to have" should be "He used to have". Also I was a bit confused by "That's not really, and the game: are out what I meant" -- should 'out' be 'ought'?
kemmylim
11 December 2008
Dear SouthernPoet,
I hope that this person will be able to be more optimistic of life and, like the dawn, be rejuvenated... :D

I´m a little confused by the last line of the first stanza "In front of you and me". Who are the you and me? The "you" would be the mirror, right?

As for the last stanza, "Image of two people", firstly, shouldn´t it be "images" and secondly, why are they "images" as one is an image and the other, real.

I do love your poem too!!!
evakaye
12 December 2008
great work! i like this. especially 'After all, it's only there for looks
Not to answer, reasons why' That part is so true. 

i think your punctuation is a bit off, you use commas too much. for example i think 'No matter, how hard that he tries He knows, it's sink or swim' should be 'No matter how hard he tries He knows it's sink or swim'. i think you use commas where you feel a new breath should be taken, or a pause taken, but you don't need a comma there to indicate that... i could be wrong, but i do think you could do without some of them.

good work though, and though you stick to a rhyming pattern, it doesnt sound forced, like so many rhyming poems seem to -  your poem flows naturally. :)
Murphy
16 December 2008
I think this poem is really good....in places it loses clarity..but its still good. :)
i particually like the penultimut stanza..(sorry for the bad spelling :P)
Jessie122
25 January 2009
cool work!!! :P
debbie reynolds
25 January 2009
Cool full of intense feelings well written.

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