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    MIRROR OF MY SOUL

    Mirror
    My emotions 

    do not need

    a stamp of approval

    from angels in the Netherworld.

    My devotion

    does not need to be saluted

    as it rises on a flagpole to be unfurled.

     

     

    In many ways,

    I am

    a solitary man.

    All I can offer is the feelings 

    within my heart

    and the passion of the quill in my hand.

    When  mountains loom,

    I never ask for a reprieve,

    seek no alternative paths to take,

    nor allow my inner demons to deceive.

    Just a solitary man

    with a chiesel and hammer,

    chipping away at a mighty stone

    with a manic desire 

    supported by a kingly manner.

     

    My opinions are just,

    yet only for one.

    Unjust it would feel

    for a man like me to run

    from fault finding and critique,

    now the audience interest

    is peaked.

    Wanting to accept few accolades

    still reluctanly I bow

    giving my all,

    sweat cascading from my brow.

     

    What I will accept

    from the banquet is only

    what I need.

    My words and desires are mine.

    In time

    achieved

    or 

    perhaps no?

    Yet only forward I go,

    charting a solitary course

    surviving betrayal,

    heartache,

    separation and divorce.

    At times separated from reality.

    Just me,

    a black man reluctanly

    sailing on a restless sea.

     

    My emotions 

    do not need

    sympathy  and such.

    My devotion,

    never seeks plenty,

    never too much.

    Just a man,

    wanting to be left alone,

    huritng no one,

    prepared to live and die 

    on my own.

    So many words,

    opening doors,

    yet the muse

    can only be bruised,

    when a ruse

    becomes a daily chore.

    Thus 

    I live with the outcome of one

    accepting the hand destiny dealt

    seeking no trial nor appeals

    using words my heart deeply feels

    comfortable in my solitude

    for no one is home

    the garden long overgrown

    from dreams long denied

    and still over the urban landscape

    though one wing is useless I fly

    daring the wind

    to bring my flight to an end.

     

    My emotions 

    are pure

    always searching for signs

    my devotion

    implores

    the muse to allow a complicated man

    to be simply defined

    I accept my  many flaws

    shouting  to my enemies

    though pain is felt

    under the heat  of your scrutiny

    I refuse to melt

     

    My friend

    rest your tired feet

    please

    take my favorite chair

    many times you will feel nothing is fair

    but always be prepared

    for this race is not

    won by the swift

    or the one

    who has the most prodigus gifts

    but to the one who exults in the light of day

    and admits to being a slave to the night

    accepting your few rights

    yet never relinquishing  the write

    to fight wrongs.

     

    I tell you this now

    it  is you i always admired and adored

    the way you walk with grace

    commanding the floor

    you inspire me to stand

    though at times i am reluctantly bold

    always knowing the accolades i receive

    have always been  your love

    reflecting in the mirror of my soul.

     

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    • 19 March 2011
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