Everything has changed.
When I see me reflected
in your eyes
the image is distorted.
Or is it the picture
inside my head
inside my head
that’s warped?
Which one is real?
What is real;
who am I;
which face shall I show
today?This is written for The Mag where a plethora of talented folks respond to a writing prompt provided by Tess Kincaid. Check it out.
Image by Duane Michals
nothing is warped it is all real or an illusion.....nicely done and thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteReality is all in the mind
ReplyDeleteOr the mirror you find
So confusing indeed
Now that you had to go and plant the seed
Very nice take on the prompt...
ReplyDeleteWe do have various persona's! thanks-
DeleteThank you Berowne
DeleteIzzy - yes, and you're welcome?
DeleteThis is so true of so many... I really like how you presented it with questions.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie, it's hard not too, imho.
DeleteI like the idea of choosing which face to show ... we all do that from time to time.
ReplyDeleteRight, thank you Helen.
DeleteWe all have various faces, don't we?
ReplyDeleteYes, Tess, and some more than others.
DeleteDo we not "put on" the face/persona that we think best suits whomsoever we are with? Intriguing Magpie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Doctor. Yes, you're right.
ReplyDeleteMost people have a face they show to the world, and one they keep well hidden from themselves...It's good to let the images combine, for it gives a truer picture...
ReplyDeleteJinksy, that reminds me of a quote by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, "The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting; one is wearing a mask."
ReplyDeleteMaybe you are more luminous in his presence.
ReplyDelete~Mary
Wonderful poem Mary! It's a dangerous thing indeed to wear masks. Masks don't only hide who we are from those around us, after awhile they hide who we really are from ourselves. Again, wonderful job, you hit the nail on the head this time.
ReplyDeleteThank you! And I think you're right about masking even from ourselves.
DeleteExcellent Mary - you make the reader think about the reflection we reveal
ReplyDeleteWe all are complicated creatures....this is beautiful Mary!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Carrie!
DeleteHi Mary!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason blogger chose not to let me know about your last two posts....I enjoyed them very much!
Wander
Hi Wander, and thanks! Blogger can be a pain sometimes. Glad you stopped by anyway!
DeleteI know for some reason it likes to lose blogs I am following...so, I have to go the back door to find them at times...not usually yours though. I just thought it strange that you hadn't posted in a bit.
DeleteThank you Ayala :o)
ReplyDeletelotsa questions. Thought-provoking, sister
ReplyDeleteI'm putting on my sister face for you brother! :o)
DeleteHmmm. I think you wrote this for a huge number of the world's population of women. Makes an important point, Mary.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lydia.
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