Tag Archives: Mirror

DO NOT LOOK BACK. (WELL, SOME SAY THAT).

Do not look back (Well, some say–that. . .) And, OK yes, I sort of get that forward movement is meant to be our main direction. And yet, you lack if ne’er you do hold up and view the backward-looking … Continue reading

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THE GLASS

What I see– it is still me. . . I know this body, time and place. . . I recognize the shiny, frightened eyes, the nose, the chin, the drape of hair that frames the same, but somewhat older, face. … Continue reading

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THE SIS OF NARCISSUS

Vanity will get you nowhere. . . Funny. . . it’s considered an amenity to have the opportunity to be tempted toward insanity under the mirror’s glare.

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SIX MINUTE POEM

I’ll give myself minutes– six– to write some lines and try thereby to fix something that cannot be fixed. A loss so large I’m at a loss where to begin to grieve. . . tears come but mostly go. . … Continue reading

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CLEARER IN THE MIRROR

Keep smiling! Or, even better, take a rest. And smile again. . . It’s far liklier that, then you’ll like what you see in the mirror. . . And, more like, than not, not only will you like what you … Continue reading

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THE SUPPOSED’TA ROLLA COASTA

Sometimes when you do, do what you’re supposed’ta, it lets you pause, regain your ease, when you step off that tiresome “I don’t wanna!”-rolla coasta– presuming that you’ve got in mind just the right kind of stuff that you’re supposed’ta, … Continue reading

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