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Mirror

Posted on June 10, 2017 by robert okaji

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

“Mirror” first appeared here in May 2015.

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Cate on June 9, 2017 at 8:26 am said:

You say so much with so little, Bob. Well done.

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2017 at 10:06 am said:
  
  It helps to have a limited vocabulary, Cate! 🙂 And thank you.
  
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memadtwo on June 9, 2017 at 4:01 pm said:

Or maybe not. My mind is considering what is reflected in the mirror when we are not there to see it (like that tree falling in the forest, perhaps). (K)

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- robert okaji on June 9, 2017 at 4:01 pm said:
  
  Perhaps it sings to us when we’re not there.
  
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  - memadtwo on June 9, 2017 at 9:33 pm said:
    
    I’m still thinking about it…sometimes an image just latches on.
    
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    - robert okaji on June 9, 2017 at 9:38 pm said:
      
      So true.
      
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Jeff Schwaner on June 9, 2017 at 10:32 pm said:

Even a few years later, looks better than anything I’ve seen in the mirror the last few years!

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2017 at 6:40 am said:
  
  I’ve found that I look much better in the dark.
  
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rogermoorepoet on June 10, 2017 at 2:31 am said:

Neat reversal: nice!

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2017 at 6:41 am said:
  
  Thank you, Roger.
  
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Spilled Ink on June 10, 2017 at 3:00 am said:

Wow wow! 😍

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2017 at 6:51 am said:
  
  Thank you, Anupriya. Much appreciated.
  
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troynamps on June 10, 2017 at 4:29 am said:

one style that is close to what I am working on. love it a million times

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2017 at 6:52 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Troy.
  
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  - troynamps on June 11, 2017 at 8:35 am said:
    
    It’s a pleasure connecting with a fellow poet
    
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    - robert okaji on June 11, 2017 at 8:47 am said:
      
      One of the greatest pleasures of blogging.
      
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onlybooksandhorses on June 10, 2017 at 4:00 pm said:

This one is my favourite of the collection ❤

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- robert okaji on June 10, 2017 at 4:14 pm said:
  
  I’m so pleased you liked it, Dani. Thank you.
  
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ivors20 on June 14, 2017 at 8:56 pm said:

I’m reflecting on your Mirror poem and the approach is clear to me now.

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- robert okaji on June 14, 2017 at 9:27 pm said:
  
  But I can’t see a thing! 😛
  
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  - ivors20 on June 14, 2017 at 11:01 pm said:
    
    Haha, My clarity has now become foggy , ..
    
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    - robert okaji on June 15, 2017 at 6:13 am said:
      
      Don’t stop breathing…
      
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      - ivors20 on June 15, 2017 at 6:19 am said:
        
        Horizontal now, good for breathing
        
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        robert okaji on June 15, 2017 at 6:23 am said:
        
        But difficult to see the mirror.
        
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        ivors20 on June 15, 2017 at 6:25 am said:
        
        The Ceiling
        
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        robert okaji on June 15, 2017 at 7:42 am said:
        
        Of course!
        
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        ivors20 on June 15, 2017 at 8:56 am said:
        
        I reflect on thee often,
        “How often”
        When I’m horizontal,
        “Nice line”
        
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Carrie Birde on June 16, 2017 at 10:30 am said:

❤️

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- robert okaji on June 16, 2017 at 10:58 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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