Mirrors by auntietk
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Mirrors
You tell me
I am amazing
Fascinating
You don't know
What I see in you
Why I am your friend
Because you
Are so boring
Yet you realize
We are mirrors
Each for the other
When I tell you
I love your
Compassion
Warmth
Good heart
You remind me
You are only
A mirror
That I too
Am all those things
Some qualities
You admire in me
Are traits
You already see
In yourself
A starting point
For friendship
But there are things
You recognize
That are mine alone
And not a part of you
My friend, I will
Polish the mirror
So you can
Clearly see
There are qualities
You embody
That I do not possess
Qualities I have
In abundance
With which you struggle
But the fact
That we are friends
That we chose each other
Over everyone else
In the world
Means
We are open
To learning
What the other has
To teach
Slowly I begin to see
Strengths in myself
I never saw before
You discover
Hidden depths
In yourself
Where before
There was only
A hint
A promise
We both
Polish our mirrors
Each for the other
So that we might see
Ourselves
More clearly
We smile
Liking what we see
In each other's
Reflection
..........
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Comments (20)
PD154
excellent prose Tara, very thought provoking.
bmac62
What a wonderful commentary on qualities of friendship. Must say I never quite thought of it that way before. But on reflecting, the analogy is right on the money. The words you use are both kind and comfortable. And that's probably what makes a relationship into a friendship in the first place. Well thought out, well spoken.
Faemike55
How very true! Great writing
rudiruth
I love it!!!
beachzz
The truth of this is so powerful, so beautiful, for so many reasons--as Kahlil Gibran said, "Your friend is your needs answered".
helanker
Such a lovely poem Tara.
Fidelity2
Wow. Very neat. I am loving it. 5+.
durleybeachbum
Stunning! What a gift you have, Tara!
flavia49
very very beautiful!!
lucindawind
fabulous writing ! :)
busi2ness
What an analogy for a friendship!
sema_fox
!!!
hipps13
wonderful thoughtful words, Tara May "Boring" caught my attention considering what my post is and what I did yesterday to fill the gap but no need to speak of that cause silly I feel and smiling just is have a wonderful weekend warm hug and love, Linda Kaye
goodoleboy
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way, Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-Shiny day. Poignant prose and neat image, that we can all reflect on.
vaggabondd
I like it when you post pictures but I love it when you write, this is beautiful
anahata.c
poignant & beautiful, and written in your usual groups of feelings & thoughts, with each stanza. I think underneath the desire to please there can be great love, and all friends can potentially find it. Maybe projection isn't just projecting our negatives on others, maybe it's projecting our positives too, as you suggest here. But maybe, as you suggest, we find our positives under the protection of a larger love which allows us the space to see ourselves as well as seeing others. A great teacher of mine (a teacher of spirit) leaned across a table many years back, and said, "give me your eyes"—by which he meant 'open yourself to receive my love and allow yours to pour out'. He was in his 80s & had been through war, prison camps, the Gulags, etc. And he said, "it takes a long time to be wholly open in a single gaze, hug or kiss, but work towards it, and you'll find it with a few and it will be glorious..." Maybe that's what you're celebrating, something beyond the dance we do and the ways we try to connect: The deeper connection is waiting, quietly. A beautiful poem, and done in simple language & breaths. And a caring tribute to the friendship that lies underneath friendship.
AndreiR
Such sincere, wonderful poem! Mirrors are very mysterious things. Gives a lot to think about...
Merrylee
Very nice poem and I like box with the words Mirrors...
faroutsider
Sincere, thought-provoking and so true... but you definitely see beyond the reflections to the hidden depths.
ontar1
Wow, fantastic poem, so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!