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You'll Never See Yourself with That Mirror In The Way
Today is a Wednesday. On Saturday, I went
out to lunch with my father. I was in the restroom.
I was staring in the mirror for
about five minutes. This outfit looked horrible,
and so did my hair. My pants didn't fit right.
An older woman finally made her way to the sink next to me.
I hadn't even noticed her walk in.
She said hi.
I responded with a distracted hello
She chuckled to herself, making
her way to the door. Just as she was leaving,
she said one last thing
"Darling you'll never see youself
with that mirror in the way" And I didn't get it.
On Sunday, I went to a movie with my friend.
She's really shy, always concerned
about how she looks
dreading any sort of embarrassment.
And we went to the bathroom.
I came out of the stall to find her
staring at the mirror
fixing her shirt, her skirt, her hair.
But I didn't get it.
She was always so beautiful.
And I wanted to tell her stop;
I wanted to tell her she looked fine.
I wanted to tell her
"Darling you'll never see yourself
with that mirror in the way."
And I finally got it
out to lunch with my father. I was in the restroom.
I was staring in the mirror for
about five minutes. This outfit looked horrible,
and so did my hair. My pants didn't fit right.
An older woman finally made her way to the sink next to me.
I hadn't even noticed her walk in.
She said hi.
I responded with a distracted hello
She chuckled to herself, making
her way to the door. Just as she was leaving,
she said one last thing
"Darling you'll never see youself
with that mirror in the way" And I didn't get it.
On Sunday, I went to a movie with my friend.
She's really shy, always concerned
about how she looks
dreading any sort of embarrassment.
And we went to the bathroom.
I came out of the stall to find her
staring at the mirror
fixing her shirt, her skirt, her hair.
But I didn't get it.
She was always so beautiful.
And I wanted to tell her stop;
I wanted to tell her she looked fine.
I wanted to tell her
"Darling you'll never see yourself
with that mirror in the way."
And I finally got it
Published 30th Dec 2013
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30th Dec 2013 11:14pm
2nd Jan 2014 3:21pm
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31st Dec 2013 00:46am
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2nd Jan 2014 3:21pm
31st Dec 2013 4:23am
I enjoy eavesdropping on a writer's life away from the site. as we are, we always manage to find poetry in common places...
2nd Jan 2014 3:23pm
31st Dec 2013 7:05am
2nd Jan 2014 3:24pm
Of course, thank you for your lovely words.
you pen beautiful verse as well!
you pen beautiful verse as well!
31st Dec 2013 7:08am
For someone who loves looking in mirrors as much as I do, this is hard to admit, but I really loved reading this.
2nd Jan 2014 3:25pm
mirror metaphor re'presenting ego/never even close to any accuracy
self'absorbtion
distorts our
view of everything,
til none of it is good
enough...ourselves
especially
self'absorbtion
distorts our
view of everything,
til none of it is good
enough...ourselves
especially
2nd Jan 2014 3:25pm
2nd Jan 2014 4:33pm
Blackrose, this is beautiful. I'm going to tell my daughter that phrase. I think everyone should memorize it...especially young people. Thank you for the inspiration.
2nd Jan 2014 4:55pm
Thank you sooooo much! Yes please pass it along. If only young girls could see themselves int heir most honest moments...when they are radiating the most beauty
2nd Jan 2014 4:41pm
2nd Jan 2014 4:55pm
Anonymous
2nd Jan 2014 5:16pm
This is a most inspiring piece, Blackrose! I truly enjoy the honesty of your work and the concise, compassionate message. I wrote one with an identical theme but perhaps not so concise:
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/88279-mirrors/
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/88279-mirrors/
2nd Jan 2014 6:11pm
Thank you so much kind stranger :-)
I will check out your work when i have a free moment tonight ~
xx
I will check out your work when i have a free moment tonight ~
xx
Anonymous
2nd Jan 2014 6:18pm
And I will read more of your work so we're no longer kind strangers but fellow poets :)
2nd Jan 2014 6:18pm
What can I say from a person who suffers body dismorphic disorder(but slowly overcoming it)
A powerful write, hits the mind in all the right places. Most inspiring work Blackrose, wonderfully written :)
A powerful write, hits the mind in all the right places. Most inspiring work Blackrose, wonderfully written :)
3rd Jan 2014 4:03am
Thank you so so so vastly much. Your comment warmed my fucking heart :-) much respect to you. keep fighting your demons. they are only as strong as you let them be
4th Jan 2014 1:36am
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7th Jan 2014 3:56am
But damn it, sometimes the thing just looks too handsome to turn away :p this is a very nice philosophical write, I wish I had some quickfire life changing lines like that said in my direction once in a while. Good stuff, can't wait to see what else you've got up your sleeves :)
8th Jan 2014 2:34am
