Mirror, mirror
the evening before the morning after
Mirror, mirror on the wall
All afog with alcohol,
Vodka fumes and smell of beer,
Just like fate, you are unclear.
Even grimy with neglect,
Shapes and shadows you reflect.
With my hand I wipe the glass;
Why are there two of us?
Mirror, mirror, shining bright
In the middle of the night -
In this little clear hole
Have you shown me my soul?
Which is me - and which is it?
When and why have we been split?
One is crying, one is not,
I have never cried a lot...
Looking sternly in the eye,
It is waiving me good-bye.
You're the fairest of them all,
Mirror, mirror on the wall.
About the Creator
Vadim Kagan
I believe that each day is a blessing, every story is amazing and all poems should rhyme!
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To SVB or not to SVB - that is the question facing way too many. In for a pound and for a pretty penny, since A these days more often leads to B and then to Z, bypassing other letters. It’s time like this that chooses, sorts and betters; va bene, as they say in Rome, cosi. But let’s not move to Portugal en mass - instead remind proverbial fear monger: whatever does not kill us makes us stronger. Like everything in life, this too shall pass.
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This was so emotional and deep!
A vivid, evocative, and moving piece 💕🙂
Truth is in the mirror--sadly whether we like it or not... Eyes are the mirror of the soul, a mirror reflects the reality of the outside.