A Laughing Mirror Poem by Akhtar Jawad

A Laughing Mirror

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I have a laughing mirror,
When a wave of proud,
Far from the humble banks,
Attacks my body,
Attacks my soul,
Disturbs my balance,
I see my face,
In the laughing mirror.

I have a laughing mirror,
When ugliness of someone,
Shuts down my eyelids,
My soul is angry,
Warns and instructs,
Open your eyes,
And see your face,
In the laughing mirror.

Tears come out,
I am frustrated,
How I ugly I am!
How selfish I am!
And I am proud of myself!
Shame on me!
Someone whispers in ears,
You have a plane mirror too.

Saturday, October 18, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: mirror
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Mirrors whether plane, convex, concave or irregular have their own use.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Salini Nair 19 October 2014

Someone whispers in ears, You have a plane mirror too, ..............our mind is a mirror.....nice

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Neela Nath Das 19 October 2014

Thru the metaphor of mirror you have wonderfully portrayed the double standard which we do maintain in our society.Great job!

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Valsa George 19 October 2014

Until and unless we see and realize our own shortcomings, we rate ourselves superior to others and develop a kind of contempt for all! But once we are able to see ourselves in all nakedness, we come to know how foolish we have been! The bubble of our pride bursts then! It is nice that we look occasionally into the mirror and trace our blemishes! Very philosophical! Enjoyed!

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Kevin Patrick 19 October 2014

We see what our minds present us to be, the reflection can be dirty or clear, don't be so hard on your self, what you see is a human being. That is what the plane mirror is, Great job with the closing

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Sarmad Mirza 23 October 2014

A very Unique kind of a poem but a good one

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Hazel Durham 21 October 2014

It's good to be able to laugh at ourselves with all our flaws the mirror can humble us and make us see the reality of who we are! Powerful write with great message!

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Amitava Sur 21 October 2014

Usually, our egos always keep us many steps above than the reality. There, the mirror plays it's role to tell us and show us where we stand actually. Very nice eye opener.

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Ramesh Rai 20 October 2014

My mirror never pretend me. When I laugh he laughs when I weep he weeps. A true friend indeed. A nice concept.. Regards/

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 19 October 2014

A nice poem with unique theme but I know why to see ugliness on others I tried to take the beauty from the ugliest to beautify me..thanks fourlovey write

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