I Am Your Mirror

By Rhiddhit Paul

I Am Your Mirror

Scrutiny.

You must scrutinize.

And I surmise you'll surprise

Yourself

With the tries and highs, lies and phis

Hidden within your eyes.

Look hard and look deep.

There’s no need to anaesthetize

Your own thoughts -

For I fear, you've fought

Battles with reflections before.

And will do so again - a war.

And scars: Scars - Your stars invisible to humanity.

But do not put down your eyepiece

Kaleidoscopes seldom make neat

Perspectives of the world

But beauty they do not fail to feat.

And you walk by me everyday.

The same garments hiding mismatched socks.

And I see

Your thoughts bounce around like ideas

Trapped in total internal reflection

Let it out, Let them out

Like I unveiled before

That for a clear understanding of a world by a world

We must trust our first impression of each other and ourselves

And merge face, space and place

For a million ways of seeing may

Serve no purpose but haze images

So believe what you see in me

Because I see through your disguise

Regardless of black and blue skies

Regardless of irreparable broken ties.

Regardless of 'good day’s and' good bye's.

For I am your purest truth.

I am your mirror.

By Rhiddhit Paul