Room of Mirrors

It's just another book,

one I've read a thousand times

Like a movie,

I can recite every line,

mimic every expression

I'd hate to spoil this for you,

but it never ends happily

I don't need memories, I don't need flashbacks,

there's no forgetting the past 

when it lies in the f*****g future,

Give me faith,

fuel me with something to believe in,

make my ears ring with hope,

my heart swell with inspiration

I'm so sick of seeing this film,

but there's no progress where digress lies,

I'm so sick of repeating this phrase,

but the originals are oh, so good

No matter how far I stray away from the past,

I'm always looking at a reflection,

Dancing in a room of mirrors,

With no one but myself and a clock,

Staring at a reflection,

I see who i'll never be,

I see a future that will cease to exist,

a dream that won't come true,

I'll keep bumping into mirrors,

I'll keep playing this film

even though I know how it ends,

I've seen it all before,

I'm so sick

Author's Note

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Reviews

[just Penny]

"there's no forgetting the past
when it lies in the f*****g future"
oh yeah I can certainly relate to all that's being said here in this powerful poem. Thwarted every step of the way making life seem impossible at times as the ball and chain of the past is shackled to the ankle, turning into a wrecking ball of the future. Like the whole image of the mirror and reflection. Works really well.

[A. Amos]

Adore your writing simply elegant and neatly crafted