by Ridwan Atolagbe
A piece of a broken reflection
Slaving under the unattractiveness of the sun
What a halt to the insensitiveness of the mind?
Drown in the sea of its own uncertain thoughts
My look with an assertive pride
What a mirror I am?
I am lost in the direction of my own path
I thought I never let the shields down
I feel the fire in my bone
I see the pains disguised through my face
I sense the hotness of my blood, boiling for it’s unfound passion
What a mirror I am?
The bleeds from the broken parts of me
Sharp enough to tear my heart into pieces
I felt like I never ever lived a life of my own
As if my breaths is being auctioned
Who owns the best bid ?
That I ponder and wonder
What a mirror I am?
The darkness comes forth
The light I seek seems to be far-fetched
I hope am not in the night phase of my life
So why do everything seems blank?
And my shadow finally betrayed me
On a day I seek more of my vision
What a mirror I am?
Maybe I am just the definition of their perspective
A man with no treason but reason
Simple and scary with indefinite decisions
Perhaps one day I will find myself
Not today but definitely
What a mirror I am?
1 comment
Good one sir.
But I am just wondering why the poet personnel chose “Mirror” to bear his plight which outrightly negates what the Mirror does.
And the content does refer to a kind of reflection but a state where he needs help or clarity to his his despair.
Or maybe, I haven’t read it well sir…