Theme: Introspection

Broken

Looking into the broken glass
I wonder if people are broken too?
How does a soul break?
How does one break?

Through the broken glass
I see the ladies who looked into it,
checked their rosy cheeks,
fixed their lips,
wiped their tears,
covered their scars.
Where they broke when they looked into it?

Through the broken glass
I see
shattered dreams,
hollow ambitions,
ruins of failure,
the darkness of loss
Is that why the glass broke?

Through the broken glass
I watch
the colour of abandonment,
tint of gloominess
hues of neglect,
shades of despair.
Wonder which broke first.
Was it the glass?
Or was it the reflection?

19-Jul-2013

More By  :  Mallika Berry

Views: 1377     Comments: 4

Comments on this Poem

Comment Lovely.....

Ronnie
06-Sep-2014 07:36 AM

Comment Seems to be a beautiful poem on "Betrothal & Broken Dreams"
Loved the cliché closure maybe the catch-22 situation!
"Wonder which broke first.
Was it the glass?
Or was it the reflection?"

betrothed
19-Aug-2013 04:45 AM

Comment Awesome. Loved it..

CSA
22-Jul-2013 05:28 AM

Comment Liked it very much. Your poem is exquisite cubism in writing. The whole world lies in pieces. I too am broken and trying to piece together!

madathilnair
20-Jul-2013 21:24 PM


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