Monday, May 15, 2023

mirror

she grew to despise mirrors
reflecting all her flaws
and imperfections that she
desperately want to erase
 
she hid from them so they
could not catch her passing by
 
if only she could see her
beatify was greater than
the numbers on a scale
 
 
- Written for dVerse Quadrille: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
 
 

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24 comments:

  1. Nicole HorlingsMay 15, 2023 at 8:56 PM

    Oh, this is a powerfully written poem!

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  2. kaykualaMay 15, 2023 at 8:57 PM


    she hid from them so they
    could not catch her passing by

    We often feel that the person reflected and seen is not what we want! It is ok as we don't have to tell anyone else.
    A good twist Arcadia!

    Hank

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  3. https://wordpress.com/home/mukhamani.wordpress.comMay 15, 2023 at 9:11 PM

    Well written. It is sad when people have such fears. There are plus and minus in each person.

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  4. Kim M. RussellMay 16, 2023 at 4:18 AM

    I identify with your mirror quadrille, Maria, and used to avoid mirrors. It’s taken years to see that my ‘beatify was greater than / the numbers on a scale’.

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  5. AnonymousMay 16, 2023 at 9:10 AM

    This is Christine, Poetry for Healing. (Blogspot will call me anonymous because I’m on my iPad!)

    We never see ourselves as we really are, do we? A powerful poem Maria. ☺️💕

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    1. Arcadia MariaMay 16, 2023 at 6:04 PM

      Haha. I guess Google doesn't like iPads. Thanks for reading.

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  6. Merril D. SmithMay 16, 2023 at 10:30 AM

    A powerful commentary. I feel for that woman. It's so sad.

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  7. HelenMay 16, 2023 at 12:38 PM

    I feel the sadness and self-criticism in this quadrille, beautifully composed.

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  8. SusanMay 16, 2023 at 12:43 PM

    Great message! I wish people wouldn't be so critical of themselves. That's what really reduces their 'shine'.

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  9. Sanaa RizviMay 16, 2023 at 1:18 PM

    I love the message in this one! Beautifully penned!

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  10. JimMay 16, 2023 at 10:43 PM

    It's all the mirrors fault, can't be that bad looking. But we know it's in here head. I liked your episode, long time span for a short poem. (I told a doctor that one time when he couldn't figure out--no one ever did, I still have them--why the ringing was going on. I told him it must be all in my head. He mustn't have picked up my attempt at a pun, he cussed at me, walked out, and slammed the door.)
    ..

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  11. paeansunpluggedMay 16, 2023 at 11:33 PM

    Beautifully expressed, Arcadia. Self criticism can ruin us.

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  12. brudbergMay 17, 2023 at 3:36 PM

    I think the mirrors are too flawed to show such beauty

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