The Liar In the Mirror
I reflect too much
As such
I find a broken man
As I scan
Through hours
In tall towers
Of narcissistic fear
Never clear
Always jumbled
As he stumbled
Through days
And he says
I'll never fall
I'm much too tall
When I'm actually small
That man isn't me
I see
In that mirror
He isn't the hearer
Of words cold
Spoken by a world bold
And unrelenting
He's dissenting
He's a lie
An empty sigh
An image of scorn
Has yet to be born
On his face
In this race
We call life
I'm filled with strife
As he'll forever be
A figment of me
I reflect too much
As such
I don't know me.
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As always, a good prompt this week at Blockchain Poets, "Reflection".
The man in the mirror is definitely not reflecting how I feel on the inside. The world sees one thing, I see quite another. I long for a day when the outside matches the inside. One day maybe...
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Hola @driptorchpress tu producción poética me condujo a filosofar, considerar y contrastar, lo que puede expresar el reflejar de un espejo, en una conceptualización de autoanálisis. Discurro y pienso que es multiverso, de profusas aristas y miradas; en ocasiones quimérico y utópico. Es una introspección desde la mismidad del ser, de seguro involucra y encierra muchos secretos, en ocasiones de seguro imperceptibles a nuestra consideración. Para los psicólogos es una terapia de autoexamen y de autoestima. Felicidades por tu poema, gracias por compartir y generar estas aproximaciones discursivas.
Feliz semana para tí.
Thank you! This is exactly what a reply should be! I'm glad you found my poem meaningful. 😊
Yes, thank you very much 👋😀
That is so true, we rarely see ourselves as others do. We can often be so hard on ourselves, placing some many expectations. We are, our own biggest critiques at the end of the day.
I love the word play in this poem, it reflects wonderfully how we judge ourselves so harshly xxx
I am most definitely my own worst critic. I honestly have no idea how others see me, I feel invisible most of the time. I'm the guy that fits in everywhere and "ghosts" around under anyone's notice. As such I don't think most people have a true opinion of me. I think my blending makes me a decent photographer though, since I can sneak in and take candids without being noticed. And I get to hear everyone's gossip too, which can be fun, especially since I don't ever pass it on. I guess I'm OK as far as humaning goes. But even so, I beat myself up a lot.