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A Poem about a mirror

A Poem about a mirror

and an expired black and white film roll

Sep 25, 2023
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Hey.

Here’s a poem I wrote today.

I hope you like it,

Andrea.


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~ Antique frame ~

Let's buy a mirror
A big one with a nice antique frame
One of those you put on the ground and stand on the wall
Let's get one of these
And take naked selfies in front of it
But not the new ones
Selfies made with those old film cameras
There's one in the drawer in the studio
I've got a black and white film
It's probably expired, but that will make it better
Let's load the camera and take a selfie
To show everyone
How much we don't care
About what is around us
Because everything we see
Is our skins melting with the morning light
Then let's make coffee

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