“Reflection” for dVerse Poets

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Bar Stool Brush-Off

There’s not a ghost of a chance
that you’ll crack my code,
free-wheeling know-it-all
that you are.
But as your hand smooths
that errant strand of hair
back into its perfect place,
I’ll hand you this:
every time you check your reflection
in the mirror behind the bar,
it is clear no number of looks
will clue you in to yourself.

 

The prompt for dVerse Poets is “Reflection.”

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

24 thoughts on ““Reflection” for dVerse Poets”

    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      I once gave a reading in Venice, CA and the reviewer from the L.A. Times wrote in my review that Charles Bukowski had walked into the room and listened as I was reading. Then Charles Bukowski wrote in and said no, he hadn’t been there. Ha. Brief thrill.

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