Looking In The Mirror Poem by Leonard Dabydeen

looking in the mirror
seeing myself
as yourself
emptying my mind
without a downpour of tears
hope is not shattered
you have visited the rubbles
too many times clawing
with bloodied bare hands
heart is convinced the voice is heard
I can hear it, too
like my own voice
the mirror is shimmering only because
you are trembling
as you hear the voice
louder and louder like a clarinet
soon hope will be revealed
like innocence of a crime
and you will be home free as the storm
from deep within
brings peace of mind
as you comb the final debris
to bring your child home
where once there was a house.