Poem Category: In the Mirror

in the mirror
the chest scar showing
when near-death stalked

in the mirror
behind her kimono
cherry blossoms from the Sun

The afternoon Sun
in a mirror
returning its heat

Attic dust
the cracked mirror
the cracked mirror’s broken toys.

In the mirror
the blue of her baby’s eyes
suckled at the breast.

In the mirror
her un-ravelled hem
others saw all day.

Friday seance
our blanket covering
the mirror’s crack.

In the dresser mirror
my wedding ring passed over
by moonlight.

In the mirror
deflating on the floor
a child’s birthday balloons.

Small clear lake
below the mirror
flint-stone tools from the past.