Mirror [original poem] for Throwback Poem-Off

Next up in the potentially epic poem-off:

This is a one of my poems from "the early years," aka high school and earlier. Reaching way back to counter or complement @mitchelljaworski's poem, Far Away - Read it here!

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Mirror

I had suffered through the pain,
And all those years were forgotten
In that moment that I found you.

I see you there,
A reflection of myself
And I try to set you free.

This one-way mirror
Is so confining,
I cannot help but cry.

I hear your calls,
My heart is torn!
I want so much to free you.

But here I'm trapped,
So far away
Please know I will not leave you.

You reach to me,
And I to you,
But this thin, cursed glass
Stands still,
So strong,
Between us.

What's a poem-off, you ask? Just a little thang that started a little bit ago. I read a poem that @mitchelljaworski posted, from his old-school writing days. It reminded me of all of my old-school poems, so I challenged him to see if we could go turn-for-turn and repost long lost words from the vaults of time. No rules apply, and new stuff might just make the mix. Check it out, y'all. Follow the links down the rabbit hole...

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Here are some of my other poems:
Kiss * Clouds of September * Dammed Love * Sunset Blessings * Fadings of Fall * The Friday Blues * Passion Flower * Defining Love * The Way * Sing On * Heartsong * Desire * Trust Again * Solstice Rain * Dreamtime * Morning Mist * Kintsukuroi * Dead Dog’s Lie * Synchronicity * From Darkness * Love’s Last Throes * For Love of the Pub

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