Two Way Mirror

I perceive that more or other things are seen in the reflection than in the substance. - Thoreau

i yell emphatically at the mirror, "you're a liar"

it has no response other than to keep staring back

still insisting on that which it reflects

i put on a disguise and look again, thinking that the game is done and i've won

but it's still the same me underneath the deception

i scream louder, "you're a liar"

amidst sharp shards, the mirror has no choice but to answer

"takes one to know one"

Author's Note

"Falsehoods that glare and dazzle are sloped toward us, reflecting full in our faces even the light of the sun. Wait till sunset, or go round them, and the falsity will be apparent." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i read this as a poem about self-hatred. reading it left a wound in my chest. the pain of not being able to live up to what you think you are capable of is certainly no small matter. and the aggression that rises to the surface is a force to be feared.

[Pete]

wow. thank you for sharing the excellent thoughts with great insight.

[Samuel Dickens]

Ha-ha! This made me laugh. The recent acceptance of lies and falsehoods are a sign that the world has turned upside down. For my part, I'll have none of it. Fine work, my friend.

[Pete]

seems i'm constantly wondering howwrong became right and vice versa. what has happened to this world? i too will have none of it.