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Who belongs to that face in the mirror
with the fat humidity bubbles
running through his reflection;
my father, whom I never met
but still may favor;
my grandfather, whom I seemed
to be a joyful clone of;
some graying stranger growing gaunt
with slender white streaks decorating
those black eyebrows of yesterday,
that last dominion before mister silver
banishes every evidence of ebony
on my hirsute second suit;
an actor who abandoned the stage
in order to teach the blind;
a movie star that no one recognizes;
a poet who happily embraces obscurity;
a hiker whose sad legs will no longer
allow him to climb in the Cascades?
Yes, all of them,
and several more
who will soon appear before me
in that wicked glass
on those steamy mornings
not yet dawned.
Glenn Buttkus October 2010
Listed as #22 over on Magpie Tales 37
ah yes- I look in the miror and say "Mom?"
ReplyDeleteWell done- I enjoyed reading your post.
you're a great bunch of guys :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great group of guys... which one will you be today?
ReplyDeleteHi Glen,
ReplyDeleteMy life is made rich by your poetry. Your obscurity surely not.
Thanks for refreshing my mind with your words and best of all sharing yourself these last personal releases.
I will forward several of your recent works to teacher/jazz friends of mine who loved your poem regarding Dexter Gordon.
Love, Dick
And every image a facet of the inner being! LOL :)
ReplyDeleteMen and mirrors, a recipe for...
ReplyDeleteI liked this, very much.
Glenn that glass is wicked but we are what we are! It sounds like you were much to many, this was an excellent read!
ReplyDeleteA looking - glass hero.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely observed. :-)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your Magpie.
My Magpie
Good to have a choice..I too face the one in the mirror and ask..what's up today? Well done...
ReplyDeleteI look in the mirror and say what the heck happened!
ReplyDeleteI like to think of my forebears looking back at me from the mirror. Nice piece, Glenn.
ReplyDeletewow,
ReplyDeletethat's excellent questions.
i wonder the same,
you add fuel to my curiosity.
masterful take.
poem on.
It's nice to acknowledge all the parts of you, not just the 'shopfront'. I enjoyed this very much.
ReplyDelete"...that last dominion before mister silver banishes every evidence of ebony." '
ReplyDeleteAh, yes. Been there, done that.
Love it! You convinced me to grow a beard so I no longer have to shave that old man's face!
ReplyDeleteGlenn love all the wonderful reflections from your mirror! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo much feeling and a very thought-provoking take on the Magpie.
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
Yes, it is hard to see ourselves ageing, but our spirits never do, and yours is a fine fine one.
ReplyDeletexoxo Jannie