IMAGES IN A MIRROR

When my candle burns to the end
I stand before the mirror
and wait for you.
You,
with another candle, brighter
because it shines in a mirror.
You come at my command
I lean towards you.
you towards me.
We challenge,
stare, neither in wonder, nor in surprise.
We test the tenacity, endurance,
a battle not for power.
We both know the futility of power.
what is it we want?
A war of attrition?
I am as much living in a mirror as you behind that glossy panel.
Why do we want to correct each other
when we are simultaneously right or wrong?
I cannot prise open the glass mirror
without breaking it into shards,
nor can you enter my world
without walking over the shards
We are both unreal, you to me and I to you
Images in a mirror.

Sushama Karnik (c).

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    Uhh, Heartfelt ... Thx & sends good thoughts
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    Nikhil Maurya+1
    I love this post!!
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik+1
    +Nikhil Maurya Thank you my friend
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    Kumar Rabindranath+1
    "Both are unreal..." shows deep feeling!
    Regards respected friend +Sushama Karnik 
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    +Kumar Rabindranath Thank you for bringing me back to what I wrote, with your discerning eye. When you pick out the line or words, I turn around say, "Oh yes, it does make sense!" :-)
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    Kumar Rabindranath+1
    Proud to be friend of you +Sushama Karnik
    Regards.
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    +Kumar Rabindranath You are welcome :-) Regards.
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    Sep 22, 2016
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    Bumblebee Goddess
    Beautiful wordsmith you are indeed!  Splendidly crafted.  Thank you dear.
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Thank you my goddess among bees, love you my dear +Bumblebee Goddess 
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    I will go back and verify what you said. With you, one can't be sure. Remember, the other day you refused to believe a friend who paid you a compliment and told him to take aspirin and go and sleep in a dark room :):) +Joe Leigh-Corrigan 
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    Not at all, not at all :) I liked it.
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    Haha, I like that too ;-) Do i look such a pompous person? Sad for me :0:0 !
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    I know. I have experienced that sometimes  on the net.  But I assure you, you can trust me. And I think by now I am familiar with the nuances of your speech, and I believe we can safely tread the perilous path of internet. :-) without causing worry. +Joe Leigh-Corrigan 
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    Thank you Joe. That poem amazed me too.
    +Joe Leigh-Corrigan Carry on with your painting. We love to watch its progress.
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Sushama Karnik
    Starting a new project? Exciting. I won't interfere with your work. Carry on. Let us have a glimpse of it from time to time. +Joe Leigh-Corrigan 
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    Wow, I am proud to receive such a compliment. It's a privilege to have access to a painting in progress. +Joe Leigh-Corrigan 
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    +Sushama Karnik
    Huge amount of respect for our feeling in a poem::)))
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    Sep 23, 2016
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    +Tamriko Pasjuk feeling and respect mutual :))))
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    +Sushama Karnik My dear friend. My love to you as well.
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