The Looking Glass
Posted on 17. Apr, 2010 by Barry Hurd in Author's Favorites, Blog, Inquisitive
I realize that for the longest time the notes I made around my poetic writing gave insight to my thinking and the frame of mind I had when words described idea. Some of my older writing was focused on this, revolving around my perspective (instead of the end result.)
Within this framework I shared a great number of pieces with a great number of people. Whether through books or publishing online, I always felt as though the special nature of introspection did my writing more justice.
Some of my friends know that I am fond of the concept of “the looking glass” or “sliding doors.” I am often very cognoscent of actions leading to other actions, of the notion that my decisions today are based upon the decision of yesterday. With that said, I never wanted to lead anyone down the proverbial “rabbit hole” – or to take away the personal realization a reader could have if they had not been encouraged by my own thoughts.
As my years progress and I see more history behind me, I am more aware of the fact that my life has been somewhat different than the typical rabbit.
This is a piece that defined some of that for me. A brief moment of my thought where I asked of myself “what side of the mirror am I on?”
Lost within
ponderous enigma
Trying to find answers
of pervasive illusion.
Yet I reach
struggling to redefine
to trace an outline
of belief and faith.
I do not ask of myself,
nor of others.
I ask of my future,
and of my past.
Searching,
seeking,
sifting,
hoping.
To find truth,
the moment when everything
becomes tangible,
realized by my soul.
To find my answer,
to the question I do not know,
to discover if this reflection,
will place me in fantasy or reality.