Shadow
You'd not be an ideal in anyone's fantasy
nor a bulls-eye to train one's dart upon.
You're an incomplete package who should
be shipped back for refund; 1 Yelp star.
You're a puzzle; with fallen, irrecoverable
pieces, incomplete, and donated to charity.
You're not the kind of mystery anyone
wants to solve; who spreads dis-ease.
You're a shattered mirror that I stare into,
a reflection, a figure whose gaze I avoid.
Björn is today’s host for dVerse’ Meeting the Bar. Björn says: write a via negativa poem.
Tao-Talk 
Very well done, Lisa! 👍
Have a great weekend! ☺️
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Aptivi, many thanks. Wishing you a great weekend also <3
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You’re most welcome, Lisa. Thank you for your kind wishes! ☺️💜
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Beautiful written Lisa ❤️
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Maggie, thank you <3
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Nice take on the prompt.
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Thanks, Ken.
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Great negative inventory!
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Ron, thank you.
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Very cool, Lisa! Nicely done. 😎
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Nancy thank you <3
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Very welcome.
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A very negative take on a very negative prompt. Job well done, Lisa. Two negatives make a positive!😉
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Thanks, Bruce. Not always easy to face one’s darker side.
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Good one, Lisa…the mirror is introspective.
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Thanks, Lynn!
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Nice one, Lisa! I especially like: ‘You’re an incomplete package who should
be shipped back for refund’ and:
‘You’re a puzzle; with fallen, irrecoverable
pieces, incomplete, and donated to charity.’
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Thanks, Kim!
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I think we all have such moments of self-doubt, Li, but they are wholly uncalled for in your case as this excellent take on the prompt shows…
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Andrew, a very kind thing to say. I’m glad (?) the self-doubt spoke to you. Why can’t we be happy with who we are?
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Wonderful negative imagery, Li! I agree with Andrew though.
I really thought you were describing someone else.
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Merril, to be honest, it started out as my ex-bf, but the Muse made me see otherwise.
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It’s cool how that happens!
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<3
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li, i lol’d at “be shipped back for refund”
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:)
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and what i see in the mirror…. well some days are better than others there
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<3
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So much mystery in that shadow that seems to always be there…
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You made me think of that nursery rhyme that starts, “I have a little shadow…” Indeed.
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Very well done
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Sadje, thank you.
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You’re very welcome ☺️
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We do have contrasting poems, don’t we? The sattered view turns us into a mosaic! :>) Well done, Lisa.
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Dwight, good way of putting it. Thank you.
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Great choice for this prompt, Lisa! Well done!
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Sara, thanks much <3
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This broke my heart, I can so relate to this. Thank you for sharing this poem, Lisa.
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Mrityunjay (Jay) This side.
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Jay, I’m sorry you can :( You are welcome, my friend.
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I love how you use the negatives to get right to the point! Jae
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Jae, thank you <3
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Beautiful image, Lisa. 🤩
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I’m always happy to stumble across neat images like this.
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Such a stark reality, shiwn through a shattered mirror
much love
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Gillena, thank you for reading and your feedback <3
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