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Roland John

We dress for mirrors,
distance purpose, as we pause
apprehensive before the glass
lest it reflect a pose.

Worries that haunt our poise
that yearly imperfections cause,
watching as the body slows;
it’s only reflections that accuse.

© 1995 Roland John. All rights reserved.
From To Weigh Alternatives | Headland, 1995
First printed in The Formalist magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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