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Reflect
April 19, 2009
Oh mirror, mirror
On the wall,
It’s not your fault
You can’t see all.
For the stalk itself shoots upward
And has only eyes
That can look, only upward
To see “worldly size.”
And what of the pebble
At Deep Ocean’s floor?
Can it travel and not but sit
With only potential core?
And the animal man
Who knew not of walls;
It was the human lady need take him
And lead him to falls.
Oh mirror, mirror on the wall,
I cannot mourn your flaw.
For don’t you see that you do have
Life of unnoticed law?
© Daniel H., Durham, NC
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A mirror can only see what is straight in front of it, right? And they know not of the outside; in other words, they are still living harmoniously in the Garden of Eden, without knowledge. Machiavelli said 'It is better to be feared than it is to be loved,' but if you can obey, then there is room for love.
My inspiration comes from one place too many in too small a place, and all the time!
My inspiration comes from one place too many in too small a place, and all the time!
(If this doesn't come out right, the second, third, and fourth verses were supposed to have been tabbed in once.)