The Mouth Offing Mirror




Looking glass, pain in the *, on the wall,
for you not to share all my dreams is such gall.

I look into your cold grinning surface to see,
an entire hard life laughing straight back at me.

Mirror I'm going to paint over your glass.
Once you reflect it, I'll uncover your *.

I'll use all the colors except blue in my set.
Then you'll see just as perfect as
the first time we met.

You better believe it.
You can leave your room when you're sorry.
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Written on January 22, 2025

Submitted by mark.e.s on January 22, 2025

Modified by mark.e.s on January 22, 2025

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA BB XX CXCBXBX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 481
Words 104
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 2, 7

Mark E. S.

 · 1958

Likes to write whimsically and emotionally, enjoys all sorts of writing styles, music, art, nature, human endeavor in general; etc. more…

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  • ladyygracious
    LikeReply 12 hours ago
  • susan.brumel
    It’s kooky, alright! But it’s fun! Thanks for the laugh. ;^)))
    LikeReply 13 hours ago

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