Man In The Mirror Poem by Darrin McMiller Jr.

Man In The Mirror

Rating: 5.0


After he heard the shatter
He took a step back,
And realized his dream was just a single shard
Amongst thousands of his blessings

I put the pieces together
And found that I myself was broken,
Fragmented over time
With hair line fractures on my surface
At a moment's notice I'll be ready to crack

And when I shattered
The world took a step forward
And found a missing piece to the puzzle
That could have kept me together

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lynn Glover 09 July 2010

A very good discription of a shattered existance. A good write. Lynn

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Aastha Uppal 10 July 2010

After I heard the shatter, I took a step back And realized my dream was just a single shard Among thousands of my blessings I put the pieces together And found that I myself was broken Fragmented over time With hair line fractures on my surface At a moment's notice I'll be ready to crack And when I shattered, The world took a step forward And found a missing piece to the puzzle That could have keep me together. nice one.. arises a curiosity though.. when a mirror shatters all of us hear the sound.. wonder why a shattered man is not heard by his own clan.. and the irony is even the man himself doesn't realize what caused him such a misery.. can't really expect the world to help when all we need is self help..

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Whispering Rose 10 July 2010

very well set...nothing so hard as broken pieces to be fixed or a puzzle to be gathered thanks for sharing

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Rebecca Paul 10 July 2010

i love how you worded phrases and all but it wasnt my favorite, gotta b honest. nothing really stuck out and captured my attention but it was still extremely well-written and thoughtful.

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Skye Figueroa 10 July 2010

well-written (as always) :)

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Madi Maxwell 19 September 2010

wow that was pretty much amazingg

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Elbert Matt Loubser 29 August 2010

I admire the core message but I agree with Rebecca Paul, it needs something, though it was quite good.

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Arimoko Konshei 23 July 2010

Marieta Maglas is correct, this poem is a very philosophical view of life. Very good, my compliments. This is Arimoko Konshei.

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Marieta Maglas 21 July 2010

A very philosophical view and a deep insight

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Kial Whitmire 18 July 2010

Its not always one of conflict to be whole or into a number of pieces its the feelings that come with them and you showed your feelings with excellence amongst your written words.

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