Mirror
The attraction is not
unexpected. We see
what is placed
before us, not
what may be.
The mirror is empty
until approached.
One of six short poems included in my micro-chapbook, You Break What Falls. Available for download here: http://www.origamipoems.com/poets/236-robert-okaji
O at the Edges 
Very clever.. Wish I would have written it. –smile–
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Perhaps you’ll write the sequel!
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Mirror is one of the best invention ever. Can see everything, eh! 🙂
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Everything. Or nothing.
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‘mirrors should think longer before they reflect.’ ― jean cocteau. also from mr. cocteau from one of his movies, sorry, can’t remember which one.
‘if you look into a mirror all your life you can watch death at work.’
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This statement shouldn’t be limited to mirrors.
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Excellent–love how concise is the message.
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I love brevity. One of my favorite sayings is “If I would have had more time I would have written a shorter letter”. I guess email is more appropriate now.
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I envy those with the gift of brevity–me, I’m verbally incontinent.
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I come from a long line of limited vocabularies! 🙂
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Thanks for the new word..
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I love this concept that people are attracted to mirrors because it shows what is actually there, since so many people fear the unknown. Lovely piece
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Thanks very much.
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Very nicely written!
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Thank you.
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The chapbook is bigger than it thinks. Precisely because it cannot see itself. Or, maybe because of that. Great poem, great chapbook.
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Thanks, Jeff. I love the origami chapbook concept. Maybe I’ll write something with origami in mind. Hmm.
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If we have a mirror, which doesn’t show merely what we are, but shows who we really are … .?
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A bit frightening to consider.
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Thank you for liking “Seeking the Divine.” Nice poem! 🙂 I like how you transformed an object most of us see every day into something that is mysterious because it hints at something unknown in us and what is around us. An object that provides reflections becomes a tool for self-reflection. Some people even see mirrors as magical portals. For me, it was interesting to read the last two lines of this poem while thinking about the “Bloody Mary in the mirror” urban myth and other superstitions associated with mirrors.
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Oh, yes. Every object carries its own baggage.
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I agree. 🙂 While we may not always like the baggage, it sometimes makes life more interesting.
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Definitely more interesting!
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