Mirror Poem by Srivishnu Rentala

A mirror shall never unearth
that hidden potential inside.
How can it profess your worth
when it just shows you the outside?
A mirror knows not, even a smidgen;
of what you've been through.
It can show you the scars,
but not the battles you fought.
Offer it absolutely anything,
and it will reflect back exactly;
Coldly, without a modicum of flattery
it portrays pictures transparently.
You may scrutinize your image,
looking for any flaws
But the mirror can only give
from what it can see.
Even though it reflects you faithfully,
it doesn't know who you really are.
While it may show the present, adeptly
it doesn't know what you can become.
Only you can tell what you really want.
Not the mirror, not your neighbor
not even the ones you hold near and dear.
You are the closest person to you;
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.