Man In The Mirror Poem by Anashree Nash

Man In The Mirror

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I gaze at him long and hard;
The man that stands before me,
Is this all I am or to be;
I ask you man in the mirror.

Today I may allude the world;
As they judge me for all they see,
Do they know that man in the mirror;
Staring back at me.

The cars I drive, the villa I own;
Are assets I've worked hard for,
But that's not who I am or aim to be,
Says the man in the mirror.

I may lie to the universe and get away;
As I look him in the eye,
It is he whom I cannot fool;
Those eyes of the man in the mirror.

I gaze at him long and hard;
The man that stands before me,
Is this all I am or to be;
I ask you man in the mirror.

My handsome face or the numerous woman;
I've had eating off my hands,
No longer defines the man I am,
Looking back at me in the mirror.

I am sorry to those I've let down;
To those whose hearts I've broken,
Please forgive me for all my wrongs;
A new man in the mirror has awaken.

For now it's clear to me,
The magnitude of a man;
Is not about his wealth or intellect;
But defined by the size of his heart

It's not always about myself;
But to bring out the smile in others,
That's the man I want to see;
Staring back at me in the mirror.

For what its worth, I've grown;
Into the man that you now see,
Who I was yesterday is my past,
Now here's the man I want to be.

To those who thought I was a failure;
Thank you, thank you, thank you,
Those words made me become a better man;
Staring back at me in the mirror.

To those who have taught me to be a better man;
And have seen the best in me;
Thank you for being lifes greatest teachers,
Helped make the man in the mirror you see.

God, you have been my navigator;
I owe so much to you,
Today I am proud of the man I've become;
The man I now see in the mirror is all because of you.

Man in the mirror;
We have come a long way,
As the journey continues;
The man in the mirror is here to stay.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: awakening,change,men,self reflection
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The magnitude of a man is defined by the size of their heart. A tribute to all gentleman and men who have turned over a new leaf.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Anashree Nash 26 August 2015

Thank you Kelly. I actually converted a speech I wrote for an 18 year old student into this poem. It was very fitting for that young man. Yes I do belive change is possible as long as it comes from the individual, it cannot forced upon them. Sometimes in just a phase in a guys life especially if he is younger. Both men and woman each have our own flaws. And believe it or not, you also get lots of unfaithful woman out there. And some men are nothing but gentleman. All in all, I do believe in love, and that itself allows for change and a turning point for the better.

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Kelly Kurt 25 August 2015

A wonderful poem. Past can be forgiven if the present man has changed. Thanks for sharing Peace

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