Reflection

I am the common man

That no one wants to be

What you hate in me

You despise and deny in yourself

What you love in me is in you too

I am your fears, your hopes

Your ugliness and your beauty

I am your seduction and revulsion

Your morality and corruption

I am the reflection of all

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

It's interesting to note that certain terms are very often subjective. After all, what is "common"? We were once told we should exercise "common sense" but that seems very much like a misnomer from what it meant then and the very "common" reality of today. The shared opinion of the majority has become the shared opinion of the minority, making is thus, very much less "common". I enjoyed your write. It reminded me of a song (everything does) by Jackson Browne, "For Everyman" In case you don't know the song, here's a link to the song on YouTube. I hope have the time to view and enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOoeoiO-3C0

[Soren]

Thank you Fabian for taking your time to review this and for your insightful remarks. You are so right the word common is ambiguous and does not mean what it once did. I'm off to listen to the song by Jackson Browne

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I hope you liked that. It's sort of folk/soft rock I guess. I'm not good on categories. I just know what I like.

[Soren]

I see what you mean. Thanks again

[Chris Shaw]

We are all unique but I guess we have common traits. By that I mean shared traits. One thing I’m certain of Soren, regarding our uniqueness, is our flaws . All of us have them. Not one of us is perfect. When we look in the mirror, do we see them? Maybe,, but maybe others notice first. I enjoyed the read. A well composed poem.

[Soren]

Thank you for your review and most welcome comments Chris. Yes we are unique and the same at the same time. We all contain tiny pieces of what others are to greater or lesser degrees. We all have a bit of everything, good and bad.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the common man ...common denominator? Perhaps...there is a bit of everyman in every man.
we are a combination of contrasts...many...but to be human is to be flawed, and we cannot deny we are flawed, nor that we are human.
powerful piece here, Soren,
j.

[Soren]

Thank you Jacob. You are so right that is the essence of it all. I appreciate you visit.

[Sami Khalil]

Expressed well. I like the psychological aspect of this poem. You delve deep.

[Soren]

Thank you Sami Khalil for your review and such kind words.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome sir Soren.