i)

do you ever look
at your reflection
for the first time
a song or book

or a poem
or a sign
a triangle
or circling

a lost time
ed
d
eh?

(teachers would ask
s. what are u
?
what can you say

(i hexed their ***
but good)
a frown  grown
like a mushroom!

a reflection
a dark hood
glass
a noose..)

ii)

they say,
the first world war
was the end
of our civilization..

when a whole generation
was slaughtered
followed by a virus
that did for millions

iii)

in the mirror
a day
of unashamed care
will once be us

a clear cool water
will slip by
a sweet prayer
times love

equals
alway
s.
and for

ever
er
r
.