(pic courtesy: http://photografr.com/2007/06/)
I wish there was a mirror,
Which told me how I felt
Which showed me my true self
But then I am afraid
That if I knew what I was
Would I still love myself?
Mirrors are traders,
They give you what you give them..
Neither less, nor more
But of some things m still unsure
Wht if …..the mirror doesn’t reflect the truth ?
Wht if ….its a shrewd trickster,
Swindling around with our images?
Coz what I see in the mirror is not me, I know
And what I really am, I still hesitate to show….
I wonder whether I will find a true mirror,
Reflecting ME,
Echoing MY voice…
Though harsh, but so true,
Though aching, but still so sweet,
Coz mirror is reflection of pretence, not thoughts
It is so untrue and false,
It deceives me throughout my life,
Gets me back to the start…
to go around again!
I blind myself to my own thirst….
I starve my soul,
Bind my flight,
Curb my voice,
Mould my image,
To fit that mirror,
Oh! That limiting mirror…
Unaware of my potential,
Ignorant of my choices……
If it’s just that mirror which hold me back
I refuse to gaze in it
I reject the need of its approval
Coz I know that it’s too shallow to gauge my depth
And I pity those who spend their whole life framed in that mirror….
Oh! That limiting mirror…..