An Antique Mirror

An Antique Mirror         by Sami Khalil

An antique mirror

ferrets away many things!

Curtains come down-

Curtains come up-

over the shams of living wages;

shameless lords sitting in the pews,

with sly leers, with soundless warnings;

pictures of empty moral banks;

vaults hidden from mortal eyes;

headless spaces disconnected from earth;

spheres of influence, refresher courses

between annihilation and survival;

such a regalia till the last bells chime.

Do not envy the rich.

Do not pity the poor.

Do not laugh at gaps.

Make good your escapes from hidden shadows.

Hindsight twenty (in the grand scheme of things),

for a hearse has no pockets-

short on money, full of meanings,

when treasures are laid up in heaven.

We are truly astonished at the unexpected.

Curtains come down-

Curtains come up.   

Didn’t we almost have it all?

 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

even if we never quite have it all, what matters is that we make the most of the life we have.

the treasures in heaven will be having the people we loved and lost with us again.
j.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Amazing ways to sum it all up sir Jacob. I love it. Thank you so much beloved poet for all. I hope to see all the good and creative folks there.

[M. J. Smith]

I have long hated bullies. Sadly, it is the bullies who control the world. The S in justice should really be a dollar sign. Justice is only blind to poverty. Well written, Miss Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Call me Sami for a male I'm. Thank you so much M.J. for this wonderful review. See you soon.

[M. J. Smith]

My sincere apologies, good Sir. And you are most welcome.

[Sami Khalil]

All wonderful. No worries. Gracie Milleee...

[Sami Khalil]

Note: Curtains here can mean individual lives, countries or civilizations...

[Crowley]

Isn't it true. these "gaps" are abhored by all but challenged by almost no one and it makes you wonder how the hierarchy came to be. Safe in the knowledge that you know who you are and what you love, the hierarchy does not matter. I read in a book that to achieve a better way of thinking, you must transcend and include all the stages of life you have been through, knowing where it is you come from is key. Then the hierarchy becomes a wholearchy where your position in the universe is based upon understanding where the rest of the world is and how you transcended that but did not forget that every thought process is important to who you are. Great thought provoking write.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy! I'm blown away by your wisdom and understanding. You said a mouthful of truth.Thank you so much Crowley for the time and review. See you soon.

[Sami Khalil]

"these "gaps" are abhored by all but challenged by almost no one and it makes you wonder how the hierarchy came to be."