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Monday, January 11, 2010

Which Side of the Looking Glass



















by Justine C. Tajonera

There are two sides to the looking glass:
the side I'm on and the
reflection.

I rarely cross to
the other
side.

There are many things
I do not understand
about the reflection,
I want to shape,
to sculpt
what I
see.

Sometimes, I do not know
her at all.

What shape has she bloated
into?
What flaws are evident
and hidden?
Does she have
a genuine
smile?

If the subject abdicates,
what of the
object?

The great unkown
looms behind me,
the reverse of everything
I see.
If I were
on the other
side,
would I reach out
and touch
the
glass
between us.

(Jan. 11, 2010)
Image from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Through_the_Looking-Glass.jpg

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