Reflection in the Mirror.


I look in the mirror I see no self.All I see- is a man.
But I don’t know that man-
“Who is he?
Where did he come from?
I don’t know that man-
He stares at me from behind the glass?
He has horrified, puzzled eyes
Sweaty palms and a shivering torso.
He looks scared and tired,
He wants to be taken care of.
He wants to be loved.”
“Do I know that man?
He feels lost and confused,
This is not how I imagined to be.
I wished for him to be happy, merry and cherished.
But all I see,
Is the reflection of a lonely and a sad being.”
I recognize the man in the glass
It’s me in the real world.
I recall now what happened to me-
I forgot what I truly needed in the race to fulfill my desires.
I got caught up in the rat race that I easily lost the things that truly mattered.
I chose the short routs to success and they have now back fired.
I have lost all my sophisticated valuables
And I am left with the only things that truly matter-
My virtue, my dream and my faith.
I have lost some but I have gained even more,
I have learnt my lessons,
And I am ready to begin new.
I recognize the face in the mirror,
It has sparkly eyes, full of new dreams
I recognize the man in the mirror,I see myself,
I see me.
I see the man, who knows what he needs,
What makes him truly happy!
So I dream big, I work hard to achieve it
I look the reflection in the eye and proudly say,
“Yes, that’s me.”
- Pooja A Shrivastava.
Jai Shree Ram.