Mirror -- Day (poem)
By Luke Labern
Sun-kissed awakening, a tingle runs up my spine,
Everything seems better now, even the mirror smiles
Back, when I question my features for a sign.
What's to come, who's on my side, what trials
Lay still and wait, to shock and pierce?
It doesn't matter, now life's thrilling, bright.
What's gonna bring me down? Some think they're fierce,
I guarantee they're not; look harder, for your sight
Is muddy. Do you want to scrap to impress?
I'll show you special: open your mind,
Think psychedelic, think funk philosophy -- the mess
You call your love-life, it needs help -- of the kind
I provide. You can walk a million times
Around the world, looking for perfection.
Thrills you might find, level to many crimes --
But happiness without -- joy from reflection;
I find it essential. When times are hard, when you fall ill --
Stare at the shining surface, and insist you smile still.
Everything seems better now, even the mirror smiles
Back, when I question my features for a sign.
What's to come, who's on my side, what trials
Lay still and wait, to shock and pierce?
It doesn't matter, now life's thrilling, bright.
What's gonna bring me down? Some think they're fierce,
I guarantee they're not; look harder, for your sight
Is muddy. Do you want to scrap to impress?
I'll show you special: open your mind,
Think psychedelic, think funk philosophy -- the mess
You call your love-life, it needs help -- of the kind
I provide. You can walk a million times
Around the world, looking for perfection.
Thrills you might find, level to many crimes --
But happiness without -- joy from reflection;
I find it essential. When times are hard, when you fall ill --
Stare at the shining surface, and insist you smile still.
A Poem,
Published 15 February 2012
Published 15 February 2012