The Broken Mirror

Updated: Aug 8, 2019

I was walking somewhere far from home

Where you could see the impossible fly

And then something in the gutter

Seemed to catch my eye

A flash of light

I though I saw it there

But when I looked

I could find no source anywhere

Another flash of light

But this time I caught the cause

A broken mirror

Given up for lost

Its edges were jagged and sharp

But it was very bright

The sky in its eyes

Were filled with light

The birds flew merrily

When I gazed into its depths

And songs flowed out like water

When you turn on the tap

Yet it was broken

This poor mirror

And so never seen to be of any use

Forever in error

It was thrown out with the garbage

Left to slowly fade away

Never to ever see

The light and hope of day

But I liked what I saw

In its clear reflection

I brought it home

And polished it to perfection

I smoothed out the edges

Kept the jagged shape

Set it in a frame

But had to hold it there with tape

It hangs now in my home

Bright on the wall

And if I ever need hope or encouragement

I look there and see it all

May K.