Monday 1 June 2009

Self Image

I keep seeing a flat guy who looks like a mural

but he moves away quickly whenever I glance.

 

He’s a person in 2D, a pancake-like monkey,

a plane of a character, ghostly cartoon.

 

You could call him a doodle on a smooth piece of paper;

it’s like he’s been ironed and left in the frost.

 

I glimpse him in mirrors, from glass in shop windows

and other folk’s spectacles, catching me out.

 


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8 comments:

  1. Enri Zoltz3 June 2009 at 16:24

    Well done. Playful, but not at the expense of the piece.

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  2. Anonymous7 June 2009 at 22:30

    I like this very much. Thank you for sharing it.

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  3. esemendiola28 October 2010 at 21:00

    Congratulations, great poem.
    Good Luck.

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  4. Kate @Midnight Book Girl16 January 2011 at 14:14

    I really like this. It sounds great when read out loud, a mark of a good poem.

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  5. Unknown2 March 2011 at 23:04

    Watching yourself. This is great.

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  6. Jayne7 January 2012 at 15:08

    Lovely reflection. ;)

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  7. Shabby Brocante, Karen1 July 2012 at 03:17

    Love it.

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  8. Geraldine Banks22 February 2015 at 10:12

    I love this one too! Don't know why though.

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