Mirror     rorriM

Inspired by Mirror by Silvia Plath     htalP aivliS yb rorriM yb deripsnI

By Darren Sant     tnaS nerraD yB

I tell only the truth     hturt eht ylno llet I
A tale of lost youth     htuoy tsol fo elat A
Endless tale of sadness     ssnedas fo elat sseldnE
Endless tale of woe     eow fo elat sseldnE
Where does our beauty go?     ?og ytuaeb ruo seod erehW

In a way the mirror lies     seil rorrim eht yaw a nI
As do our own eyes     seye nwo ruo od sA
True beauty is not to be seen     nees eb ot ton si ytuaeb eurT
We are only judged by the mean     naem eht yb degduj ylno era eW
Superficiality is truly obscene     enecsbo ylurt si ytilaicifrepuS

Spirit does not show in the mirror     rorrim eht ni wohs ton seod tiripS
Courage has no reflection     noitcelfer on sah egaruoC
Wit can not be seen     nees eb ton nac tiW
Compassion is invisible     elbisivni si noissapmoC

Down life's road we all must go     og tsum lla ew daor s'efil nwoD
Life's a river follow the flow     wolf eht wollof revir a s'efiL
Why fight your obvious fate?     ?etaf suoivbo ruoy thgif yhW
Death will be there at the end     dne eht ta ereht eb lliw htaeD
Down the river around the next bend     dneb txen eht dnuora revir eht nwoD
Waste no time looking in the mirror     rorrim eht ni gnikool emit on etsaW

With a plastacine face
they design against grace
their gifts to abuse
the temptation too great

The Sharpest Eye
A piercing Cry
Oily Black Feathers
Watcher in all weather