Magic Mirror? Poem by Kim Barney
Magic Mirror?
If I look in the mirror
And myself I do not see
Does it mean that I'm not really here,
That I have ceased to be?
Or am I just a spirit
That eyes cannot perceive?
If I but try, can I be seen?
Need I only believe?
Have I become a vampire?
How does that legend go?
I see myself and then I die?
No, that just can't be so!
It feels like I am in a dream;
I surely must exist,
Else I could not have thoughts like these;
I really must persist.
Oh, one day soon I'll 'find myself'
As that old saying goes.
Ah, here at last there is a start:
Now I can see my toes.
Recife, Brazil
Love this poem, very enlightening, soul searching at it's best! Enjoyed your incessant curiosity very much when looking for answers of being. Thank you, RoseAnn
A unique reading experience I have had here. The image added if funny and delightful.
Or is it the perfect picture for the poem? Truth is, I found the picture first and wrote the poem for it. The picture inspired the poem. Thank you, my friend, for your comment.
A wonderfully composed, beautifully written poem! I think it communicates a question we all have at some point in life: is there more to me than what I can see? An astounding piece! Top marks!
Enjoyed the poem. If mirror doesn't answer may be our dreams will have some clues!
You are not alone in this journey! One day we shall find ourself! Over and over we are told!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Beautiful profound poem with a marvelous image. Loved it. Voting a 10. BTW, 'that I exist is the only truth there because one's existence doesn't need any means (e.g. sense organs etc.) to validate it. It is a self-evident fact because even in the question Do I exist? there is a self-evident asker hidden.