Hosting of the Bards

     I hope you enjoy this first one as much as I did.  Though a bit dark in tone, it is very well written and very honest.  I am hoping that the author Vincenzo V. will send in more.  Please enjoy.

   Each morning as I arise to a new day I find myself facing
   my mirror.  I
   for one am in no mood for this reformation.  In my case it
   is not a
   handsome sight to behold. The face is of no substantial
   existence but is
   abstract.  It has no material body or form that I can
   relate to.  It is
   just a reflection but ready to go out into the world and
   make its way.
   It is to be identified by those who know it. It has a
   brain which is
   workable at times when it wants to be and at other times
   it just remains
   in limbo.  My concern is that we never take time to
   understand the
   phantom in our mirror.  We never take time to analyze  who
   we are or even
   if we like ourselves.  I believe we just accept ourselves
   for what we
   are.  That mirror reflects if the person on the other side
   is happy or
   just what type of mood he/she could be in.  There are
   mornings when we
   say I feel great and look great today and I will have a
   wonderful time
   no matter what I do today.  Some days you look into that
   mirror and see
   on the other side someone who needs a lift.  I think we
   should really
   get to know that person behind the mirror but only to
   understand it.  At
   times you wish the mirror would talk back to you and give
   your some
   guidance in order for you to go in the right direction.
    This of course
   we know is impossible.  Mirrors do not talk.  We only see
   what we want
   to see.  At very early age when we are aware of our
   surroundings the
   mirror appears very young.  As time goes on we start to
   see changes of
   which we may or may not like.  One could develop a
   neurosis if they
   didn't take charge of themselves.  We don't have to accept
   the changes
   but we still have to live with them. We could take the
   mirror's down and
   pretend the phantom no longer exist.  Some people do this,
   believe it or
   not.  I don't think that this is very practical nor would
   it be at any
   extent of time be rewarding.  The fact of the matter is
   that we should
   except ourselves as we are and make changes slowly.  The
   point is that
   we don't always like what we see but choices are there to
   be made.  Many
   years down the road we say to ourselves I don't look and
   different but
   in reality the image has changed.  Until you get to point
   and say look
   what happened.  The phantom will always be a reflection.
   Maybe its best
   the mirror does not talk back and only that we can talk to
   it.  If it
   did talk back it could only say good things to us.  When
   you are
   finished and get ready to go out into the world just let
   everyone see ho
   enthusiastic and happy you are.  When you return to the
   phantom in your
   mirror you will be a better and more confident you.
    Remember you can
   never escape the phantom because your mirror will always
   be near.