"ARE WE NOT MIRROR"
Look at him in the box
As he breathes his last.
Are you not seeing yourself?
Did he not pray for better days
To come and wipe away
The tears that caused him Blurred sight.
Did he not brush his teeth
And ask for bread to break
His fast?
Did he not give out his labour
In exchange for legal tender?
Did he not stop by the inn
To get himself chilled?
Do you not drink from a similar
Mug?
Are you still not seeing yourself?
Had he not a proposal for morrow?
Did kids and wife not cheer up
To see him back in the house?
Yet, you do not see your image?
About this poem
The poem "ARE WE NOT MIRROR" is a reflection of human nature. It depicts the nothingness of mankind that is not better off than a dead lying in state. Humanity is nothing less than shadows.
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Written on August 21, 2022
Submitted by Ernesto on August 21, 2022
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 548 |
Words | 126 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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