Who am I anyway?
Where am I going. Where have I been?
Hello ME?
I awaken ev'ry morn, stare into the depths of me
Yet
The mirror reflects YOU!
A stranger on the other side, always
Smirking at my discontent
Many a morning have I stood
And stared long and hard at that mirrored reflection
The stranger stares back, mirrors my movements
Mirrors my bleary eyed disheveled features
Features which look a little bit worse for wear
Closer, closer I draw nigh to this reflected thing
I see the years within the tiny specks of sadness
Which try to hide behind your eyes
I see the mirrored me try it's best to hide a derisive smile
That tiny smile, does not belie the sad, mask the real
It simply mocks me, disdains me, taunts me with
Contumelious sneering which discomfits and agitates me
Someone I know not
Peers back at me, it
Walks like me, talks like me
But are you really me?
I think not. Not really!
I am a stranger in some alien corium
An alien dermis, pigmentation and cutis, it
Belies my true form and hides ME from ME
Why must I always be lost in YOU
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the realest of them all?
Why, the one inside the mirror
Why would you even ask?
The other is just a dream, a shadow
Floating there in space and time
You lie, bewitching and enchanting mirror
I am real, you are the dream
Believe what you will, vouchsafes the cruel mirror
Other me quietly withdraws within the shadows
The insolent charade within the mirror ends
I have dragged my tortured stare away
I can no longer see the reflected me
I look no more, she can see me no more
Now who is the real one, silly mirror
Yet
Why do I still not feel authentic and real
Deep, deep down inside the core of me
Maybe the cursed mirror is right
I left the real me stuck inside that mirror's depth
Some day I shall figure out how to fuse the two
Into one
Make myself feel wholesome
And combine the missing parts of US into...
Just ME!
Ours truly,
You and I.
About the Creator
Novel Allen
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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Comments (6)
Phenomenal job Novel. Very creative & thoughtful.
Excellent Poetry!
This was so good! The flow the rhythm excellent job
love performance poetry-great read
When we get older we start to question who we are, very relatable. Life experience does change our principles a little.
I relate to this so much! That feeling of uncertainty, of disconnect and masking... This is definitely one of my favorites of yours!!