I gave you some advice last night over the phone.
You were worried your best friend
was being unfair to someone
and wouldn’t change her position.
You were worried your best friend
was being unfair to someone
and wouldn’t change her position.
I suggested your friendship would allow you
to act as a mirror and encourage some introspection.
To examine her position.
to act as a mirror and encourage some introspection.
To examine her position.
This morning
I looked at my face in the mirror
for the first time since childhood.
I looked at my face in the mirror
for the first time since childhood.
At some point in my life
I decided I wouldn’t look at myself.
It would be a vain thing to do.
I decided I wouldn’t look at myself.
It would be a vain thing to do.
But now I wonder if I was scared of what I might see.
Scared to know how others saw me.
Scared of what was behind those eyes.
Scared to witness the passage of time.
Scared of what was behind those eyes.
Scared to witness the passage of time.
And to be honest
I was OK with what I saw,
the decay
the grey
I was OK with what I saw,
the decay
the grey
and I saw my smile
for the first time,
and liked it.
for the first time,
and liked it.
John H Davies
2nd X 2024
2nd X 2024