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from the ABC set Lovers, Liars and Just Good Friends.

It's a trick of the might - be;
maybe
you look in the mirror
and seem
younger somehow; less
cynical.

Or it's a sleight of mind
- your own
misdirection as you
conjure
love from the dwindling sand
in your glass.

And the smoke in that mirror
conceals
lonely desperation;
the flash
and bang of the physical
hides the truth.

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Doeslittle | August 29, 2008 - 10:46

This is very good. I think the metaphor has been conjured up very well indeed. Particularly liked 'the flash and bang of the physical hides the truth'. A clever ending.