When I can so clearly see myself
A haunting mirror poem for those with hidden scars
By Ian ReadPublished 6 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Vince Fleming on Unsplash
Through the silver's glass
In that haunted frame
So far below
I seek my virtues in the places they can be found
Yet the mirages they cast do not define me
Left festering in these hollow depths
I fear the sins and wounds I bear
Underneath my gilded porcelain shell
Who is the mirror to tell me who I am
When I can so clearly see myself
[Now read it in reverse]
About the Creator
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Comments (5)
Very clever, maybe I might try one but I am not that clever. Excellent poetry
Well written, Ian <3 I love a good inverse <3
Well done as always!
Nicely done, Ian. It definitely works both ways. Did you enter the Inverse competition a ways back?
Love the fact that I can read this in reverse. Wonderfully written.