Oh, reflector of self,
you have many forms
but the one that eludes me
is of the handheld variety.
Oh, inflator of vanity,
you dwell in purses
all across the overworld.
Your marketing is gendered.
Oh, stealer of humility,
your function is toxic.
Why won’t you
work your magic on me?
This is great! I think it really speaks to the many things a mirror is.
ReplyDeleteThe last line, “Why won’t you work your magic on me?” evokes a feeling of strong desire. It seems like the speaker wants to be involved with the mirror despite acknowledging its role to be “toxic”.
At the same time, the line alludes to the idea that the mirror has not “stolen” the “humility” or “inflated” the “vanity” of the speaker, which leads me to wonder whether the mirror has been able to “reflect” what speaker considers their “self” to be.
Great take. For me the last line was meant to display a wish for self-harm. That I could use a product that targets the opposite gender and become engrossed in it; in my appearance.
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