Fabrication Viciée

A Poem by Aspere

What will you do when it knocks upon your inner gates

When it asks what you want
What it is you lack
When it wipes clean a dusty trace with a cloth
In its reflection,you'll glimpse some fact sunk in stagnation

What will you do when it covers the fortress of your mind with its shroud
When it asks who you are, and if you love

What will you do, when you ask - " Am I?

© 2025 Aspere

Author's Note

The title refers to the name of the painting that serves as an illustration for my poem – "La reproduction interdite" by René Magritte.

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Added on May 3, 2025
Last Updated on May 4, 2025

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Aspere

Warsaw, Poland

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Each time I encounter the phrase "tell me something about yourself," my mind goes blank. After a brief pause, I clumsily try to assemble a few words that make sense, but the problem begins the moment .. more..