Poem of the day :REFLECTIONS by Gideon Nwaikwu

*******Reflections********

When i look upon the mirror,.
i see the days of childhood still,.
the silly
pranks and cracks they left.,
on my
scarred face.

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When i look upon the mirror,.
i do not see a broken youth,.
above the deeds of daring foes.,
i see a lad still calm and cute.

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When i look upon the mirror.,
i see scars,and even scars.,
hidden behind bigger scars,.
an evidence of some worth battles.,
i faught and lost,or draw'd,or won.,

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When i look upon the mirror.,
i see the eyez of aging man.,
and wrinkles i have bought.,
from wheezles,struggles,smirk and wince.,
which years of smiles or tears had brought.

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When i look upon the  mirror.,
i do not wish to look like John.,
i wonder still how thus i'm made.,
a stuborn,fearless, relentless man.

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When i look upon the mirror.,
somewhere behind the morrow- i
know.,
there lies forces to twart my will.,
yet will only make me stronger still.

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I see my old-age hurrying
"neigh".,
my childhood fancies fading
by.,
like painful memoirs penned in books.

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         * Reflections * by G. nwaikwu*