Sunday, March 13, 2016

Mikaela Castledine #73 Three Parts

I've been looking myself up
it's one part narcissism
two parts reassurance
an interviewer came yesterday
she had done her research
and I just wanted to check
which of me
she was hoping  to meet

It's two parts narcissism
one part reassurance
lining up all my reflections
to see if they match
wondering if
the sum of my digital replications
is greater
than my actual self

I've been reading my own blog
remembering my grandmother
who confessed
to composing poetry
in the privacy of the toilet
and weeping over their beauty
it's three parts narcissism

2 comments:

  1. Terrific poem. I love the striking contrast between today's poet and the grandmother poet - weep for her.

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