Musings of an Aspiring Author and Poet

The Mirror Never Lies

September 6, 2014

Poetry

The mirror never lies

Or so you believe.

Unequal to those on celluloid

Causing you to grieve.

Airbrushed and painted on

None of it is real.

Remove a layer, then you’ll see

What was hidden now revealed.

Ads they target girls so young

Ruining self-esteem.

All to lure those most naive

Into their their dirty scheme.

Makeup, jeans, the latest heels

Superficial to say the least.

None of this makes the girl

Instead a material beast.

Capitalist Devils take our young

And throw them in the fire.

Taking innocence and melting it down

On their greed kindled pyre.

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Comments

16 responses to “The Mirror Never Lies”

mihrank

September 6, 2014

excellent post and to the point!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  Thank you very much my friend. :)
  
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words4jp

September 6, 2014

Yes, the mirror never lies. That is why I hate it so.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  That makes two of us, every time I look in mine I wonder who the old man is that is looking back at me :)
  
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writersdream9

September 6, 2014

A necessary poem!! Very, very empowering to hear this coming from a man! Thank you, Dom!!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  Thank you Carol, I do have two daughters which helps I suppose with my opinion. :)
  
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Lucid Gypsy

September 6, 2014

Very timely, I’ve just read that modern childhood ends at 12!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  That is very sad, we as a culture are ruining our children’s childhoods and this I find very troubling.
  
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teagan geneviene

September 7, 2014

Well done Dom!
The mirror doesn’t lie, but sadly, the mind does… often seeing something much uglier than the reflection shows.
Huge hugs.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  Thank you Teagan, I couldn’t agree more and to target young girls is reprehensible. Hugs to you my friend.
  
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Steven Krohn

September 7, 2014

Reblogged this on Steve's Blog.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  Thank you very much for the re-blog Steven, I appreciate it. :)
  
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Steven Krohn

September 7, 2014

None of anything is real, is it?

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 7, 2014
  
  In this case it isn’t, thanks Steve.
  
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martha0stout

September 8, 2014

One of the best things in watching my eldest niece grow up is her development of her own sense of style. She is one of the few that I have ever met that loves hand-me-downs, especially when she can turn them into something new.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 9, 2014
  
  Thank is wonderful to hear, she obviously has a great deal of self-confidence and self-esteem which is so important.
  
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