Reflections



As i pose before the mirrors
I see not me
But greatness held within
Knocking on the mirror surface.

Besides me, shadows
Of the past fading
As if I've found light
From my reflections.

It's just a reminder
That looking forth,
The past fades away
Like shadows, in light's presence.  

About this poem

It's a self introspective poem and and advice to people to not hang to the past because hold on to the past delays progress.

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Written on August 30, 2022

Submitted by fmokgotho3 on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 288
Words 60
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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