Mask of mirrors

by Sweetdream   Sep 30, 2008


I dawn a knick-knack mask of broken glass and mirrors,
Treacherous shards shine reflections of the viewer's views,
Disguised in the charming images beheld in on looking eyes,
Gleaming glimpses of my mirror mask will skew the mind,
Look upon my mosaic face and the image you see is yours,
Instant perception of desire is the power my mirror mask bares,
I waltz the waltz of your wishes in this razor sharp masquerade,
I become your perfect vision as my face is presses to the blades,
Transforming like a chameleon the mask changes to keep me alive,
Pleasing everyone is how the emotionally fragile hope to survive,
Warn down by conflict with the world I put my mirror mask on,
So people who wish, see a smile, when beneath I wear my frown,
I'm lost in the reflections and can no longer see my own face,
I try looking in a mirror but my mask only reflects a mirror maze.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Dr sarat sonowal

    "I try looking in a mirror but my mask only reflects a mirror maze"
    That says it all....very good

  • 16 years ago

    by Once an Angel

    Well done! I have a huge fascination with mirrors, masks and reflections, so I particularly enjoyed this poem. Though Knick-Knack felt out of place at first, it seemed to fit better as I finished the poem. Wow, wonderful use of vocabulary; you really zoned on the connotations of the words you used.