1. Reflection
A red rose
on the mirror
wet with a symphony
beneath the falling rhyme
I have seen
silent
fluid-filled spaces
electric rivers,
silent white wings
flapping in darkness
travelling against time
in an age of miracles
what haunts you then
when you timidly explore
your own
reflection?
2.The City of Mirrors
-1-
In the city of mirrors
the streets shimmer
with pale blue prophecies
and demon poets
walk slowly with candles
in a confused silence
among the ruins
of voices
and dead cinemas
-2-
Beneath the metallic sky
the capsule moon may reveal
frozen lovers,
lost in time
or actors
rehearsing their sex roles,
amidst an enchanted
forest
with smells of charmed liquids
-3-
In the city of mirrors
you may find magic women
practising alchemy
or fortune-tellers
staring hard at their own
reflections
with guns and memories
-4-
Here every reflection
tricks the eye
and tempts you
with a sinister game
of the senses
and every word spoken
is coated
in a blue mist
of telepathy
or psychic cries
-5-
Sometimes,
as lightening-strikes numb
the tentacles of the city
and darkness fades in a holy trance,
to reveal signs of shock
or horror
blood-stains on the wall
or on an ancient rhyme
might tell,
you've travelled back in time
-6-
In the city of mirrors
every vain game ends in failure
and death
and as you run
through the blinding light,
every street looks the same
in a maze of reflections
until the mirrors dazzle
your sights and senses,
as if to say:
here you all are prisoners of pain
you may come only once
and never go back again
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