Mirror (GBE 2-45)

On the wall it sits
Judging.
Mocking
All who look in.

Vanity and curiosity
Prompt
Urge
The view

What do I see?
Grey
Wrinkled
Youth that has fled

But on the edge
Vaporous
Spirit
Wanting to escape.

The shackles of Care
Want
Jealousy
Built over time

Only when the shell
Meets
Earth
Will it rise towards eternity. 

Comments

  1. JoMarch 28, 2012 at 10:16 PM

    The story of life. We are born, we grow, we age and we die. That is if all goes well. Very nice.
    ♥

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  2. Claudia MoserMarch 29, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    Wonderful! Truly

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  3. UnknownMarch 30, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    This is wonderful perfectly explaining the circle of life which ends in eternal glory. I love it!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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  4. sueMarch 31, 2012 at 12:04 AM

    Vaporous - excellent word - good one Chris

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  5. Corinne RodriguesMarch 31, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    Life - described so well...

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  6. RosemarieMarch 31, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Ditto.....very nice.

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  7. Another Government EmployeeMarch 31, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    Thank you everyone for your comments.

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  8. Wendell A BrownApril 1, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    A very powerful message, one that i could not stop reading until the end because of its rythmn.

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  9. Another Government EmployeeApril 2, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it.

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  10. JedidaApril 3, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    lovely
    poignant
    to the point
    thought provoking
    of here
    perhaps after
    point of no return
    or point of return?

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