Mirror - Mirror

31 Oct 2017

·LadyLane

Mirror – Mirror Lives interweave peripheral, intimate and all shades in between Yet, we play hide and seek, like chameleons, protecting the self Seeing harried faces in traffic, introspective on trains, guarded around the office, a lift Jovial family dinners feeling flushed with romance masked everyday faces Mirrors may grant glimpses touching brave self naked, authentic often wistful hopeful yearning Pre-requisite masks layers of bravado and social niceties seemingly effortless, an acceptable price to pay But is it really?

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LadyLane

Respect and appreciation for the beauty and power of the written word, brought me here. Perhaps being a word miser myself shows in my few attempts posted here. I am often astonished and humbled by the resilience, diversity and power of our humanity....

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