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Open Poetry #21

Advice for a friend

Master
Senior Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

0 posted 2002-08-10 12:35 PM

For S.E.

When you’re miserable
And overcome by tedium,--
Admire yourself in the mirror!
Like a mermaid,
You emerge from its medium
Like a miracle!

When you’re meandering
In and out of the murky memory
Where the mercury’s frozen at zero,
Do no listen to the same old melody,--
Admire yourself in the mirror!

When you’re serving the final minutes in
The cell of your conscience for some misdemeanor
The majority rules that you’re innocent,--
Admire yourself in the mirror!

And when life seems morbid,
Losing significance,
And your fire burns into an ember,--
May the mirror reflect your magnificence
And illumine the world with its splendor!

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serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2002-08-10 01:28 AM

"When you’re serving the final minutes in
The cell of your conscience for some misdemeanor
The majority rules that you’re innocent,--
Admire yourself in the mirror!"

I like this, very much!

You show the heart of a loyal and loving friend in this...and I have to say, my last comment, I LOVE the metaphor in the above stanza.

Kellie_Cantrell
Senior Member

since 2002-05-22

Posts 1667
New York

2 posted 2002-08-10 01:30 AM

This confused me. But in a good way. I love it

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

3 posted 2002-08-10 09:11 AM

I understand your thought.....whenever we
feel we are not...we should look into that
mirror and see the real us....for inside
that image is goodness and greatness...IF
only we allow ourselves to understand...

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

4 posted 2002-08-10 01:26 PM

(big huggggsssss) Oh Andrey, this is wonderful, sweet friend, this is excellent advice that can relate to anyone, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiufl heart, sweet Andrey, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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