Tag: introspection
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Mirror
When you look into the mirror Do you ever question what stares back? Sure, the reflection is you But what does it lack? Do you notice it’s hair Grey, scattered, or gone? Or it’s face Tired, broken, or sallow-drawn When you look into the mirror Do you notice anything deeper? Far beyond the surface…
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The Shadow
The shadow A Grim reflection that stares Like looking into the pale waters Of a lake, calm and bare The shadow knows me He has seen it all He knows that which makes me rise Or that which causes my falls Pinpoint, strategic He bores into my being Pointing out all flaws All…
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Fear
Fear is a strange thingIt starts abstractBut slowly, it shiftsTo material things When you are young,Fears are bizarreFear of monsters, darkAnd mystical beings from afar As you grow olderAnd reality setsThe fear morphsFrom mystical to material Fear of legacyOf money, of loveFear of belonging,And words never said Fear is a powerful feelingThat morphs and shifts…
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