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Reflection Without a Mirror
by Michael Wayne → (All Poetry by Michael Wayne)
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An internal "Looking Glass"

A challenge for the mind

to see one's self from within

follow along

with your mind's eye closed

to see your reflection without a mirror

 

Drive upon a road

one you have never travelled before

far, far away

from any city or town

to unsettled land

 

When you reach a place

where you can no longer see but three signs of man

You

Your Car

and The Road

 

Pull over

step out of the car

and begin to walk

until even the car

has vanished from sight

 

Now you are here

alone with the road

What do you see?

What do you hear?

What can you feel?

 

Is the road straight

stretching ever on

to a horizon you have not breeched?

Or, does it bend?

and where does that lead?

 

Is it silent here?

The rustling of a breeze

or the song of a bird perhaps?

Or, is there still noise

coming from within?

 

Can you feel the road beneath your feet?

Perhaps the warmth of the sun,

or is it even shining there?

Focus...

or do you really feel nothing at all?

 

An imaginary journey

to a real place

deep within your mind.

What did you find there?

A reflection without a mirror


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 Reviews of "Reflection Without a Mirror"
Reviewed by Diana Legun (Reader)
Reviewed on July 2, 2012
I like what Asa says and I like your "Or, is there still noise/coming from within?" which would then be a "mirror reflection" only projecting back self -- conversely, the mirrorless reflection could then be smell, sound, feel of air and of awareness. Pretty neat. ~~ Diana

Reviewed by Asa Seeley
Reviewed on June 18, 2012
our 'eyes' have always been a hindrance and...it takes a poet to direct one to this place. thanks

asa


Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on June 12, 2012
I think I would need a drug to get that inwardly reflective. On the other hand, I am writing a story, The Last Man Standing, and around every bend I have to come up with was this man is thinking and seeing in a world where there is no other alive but himself.

Ron

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg
Reviewed on June 11, 2012
meditative upon reading, thanks for the pause in my thoughts here


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