Wednesday, 6 December 2017

The mirror and I


The mirror and I have never been friends
I don't see how we can make amends
The image it has provided me with 
Reflects not me but some ugly myth

 Perhaps I've seen too many movies
With me a star dating lovey-doveys
I am quite tall surely that must count
But with rippling muscles I really don't

 So I shun the looks of that wall hanging
And walk the streets with my heart banging
Smiling eagerly at all the girls
Especially ones with long blonde curls

 I don't know what the problem is now
All they do is laugh and jeer, I vow
As in the park the flowers I observe
"Go home granddad, you've got a nerve"

 Later that evening the mirror glints
There's an old man in the shadowy tints
I sigh deeply and must accept the truth
I really am an old man now "Strewth!"

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11 comments:

  1. X6 December 2017 at 03:49

    I have never had that great of a relatonship with the mirror. My vanity would be picking myself apart.

    Ya gotta love the spunk tho. spunk. The truth catches us all eventually.

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  2. Susan6 December 2017 at 12:05

    I'm not certain that accepting it is necessary, but it makes for a mighty fine poem! How to stay young but not delusional? Maybe look in the mirror less than once a day?

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  3. Sherry Blue Sky6 December 2017 at 13:09

    Oh, we're still young at heart, Robin! I smiled at the photo.......I am occasionally startled to see my grandma looking at me from the mirror. LOL.

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  4. Rommy6 December 2017 at 13:22

    Older yes, but experience does make up for a lot. :D

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  5. tonispencer6 December 2017 at 14:06

    I am always amazed when I look into the mirror and see not my young self but the current elderly me. And yes, experience makes up for a lot!

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  6. rallentanda6 December 2017 at 14:36

    Mirrors and aging..incompatible:)

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  7. Sumana Roy6 December 2017 at 22:42

    It's wonderful to remain young at heart and mind. And the truth is we are not the body :)

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  8. Sanaa Rizvi7 December 2017 at 07:43

    Wow!💞 This is so deep. I never thought about it like this before i.e. that the mirror isn't compatible when it comes to vanity rather it reflects something else entirely. Beautifully rendered, Robin!💞

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  9. Panchali7 December 2017 at 09:28

    Ha! Thank God there's this 'mirror'that keeps our minds alert, Robin!
    Fantastic take on the prompt! :))

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  10. kaykuala8 December 2017 at 00:23

    Getting old gracefully, why not! It's a numbers game, anyway

    Hank

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  11. Gillena Cox9 December 2017 at 21:37

    Mirror mirror on the wall. we all have to face up . Nice write Robin. Happy you dropped into read mine

    much love...

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