Dear Mirror Poem by HAKAM ABUBAKAR

Dear mirror
when you replicate my image
do so with sincerity
delve into my silent soul
and my qualities, let the world know.
Dear mirror
Show me the purpose of my life as a new year unfolds
Unravel my abilities and make my talent show
My eyes could only see what is before me
But the heart in me perceives a true identity of a being
Dear mirror, who stands before me?
Could that “me” be dead or still pursue in my next journey
And this image that I see …..
Must it be the replica of who I should be?
I wish I am but I am not that painter who draws the future
If I were indeed my image would be a perfect picture
Like that doctor of acupuncture
But this is what makes life exciting
that i dont know what posterity has in store for me
that i have to solve each puzzle with a stroke of genius
that i sleep with a song of praise for my love.
Dear mirror
the beauty on my countenance will fade come days ahead
and i would wish u paint that beauty in my silent soul
so that the image you portray remains only an image
and the elegance of my soul remains a temple of divinity