The Bloke in the Mirror (I.P.)

By luigi_pagano

Mon, 29 Feb 2016
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The bloke in the mirror,
who smiles and claims
to be my alter ego,
wears a sombrero
and exclaims ‘mi amigo’.

But he’s not my persona
and he dropped a clanger;
this gringo doppelganger
has a drooping moustache
while my face is smooth.

It is clear he has a plan
to bring all his brood
and be part of our clan
but that would be rude:
he mustn’t be allowed.

To get rid of the mirror
seems to be for the best
and the only solution
to dispense once for all
of this cuckoo in the nest.

© Luigi Pagano 2016

Certificate U
Poem
Are you being versed?
Surreal
Humour
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Another interpretation of the IP. Glad you're not cracking your mirror, and getting a cut hand for your confused hallucinations! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I would not crack the mirror and suffer the consequences. Rhiannon. Hallucnating, moi?
I thought I'd inject a bit of humour into the I.P.
There seems to be far too much gloom around.

Luigi x
 

 

 

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

I like this a lot, I'm a big fan of alter egos and quite fancy a moustache myself.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks for the comment Helen. I tried to imagine you with facial hair and kept coming up with an image of a mustachioed Gioconda.
Could not paste the picture but here is the link:

http://s24.photobucket.com/user/Ionicus/media/giconda_zpspgdpmmun.jpg.ht...

Luigi x

 

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

laughx