Wednesday, February 25

the face in the mirror




will the mirror
accept their apology?
actors often lie -

one way to convey to us
the characters they play

© Girl Friday

Hellebore flowers usually hang down. That means you have to crawl on hands and knees to see their faces. In early spring, I place some shards of old mirrors scattered around the garden so that I don't have to stoop in order to enjoy their flowers.


Written for a prompt at CarpeDiem

4 comments:

Mark M. Redfearn said...


I can't help but wonder what there is to apologize for. After all, the world, as Shakespeare says, is a stage, and we are all performers.

joanna uk said...

In order to be able to act out another character, you have to hide your own, in which case you have to lie, or at least be economical with the truth.

jazzytower said...

That response was well put. That's where I was leaning with mine but couldn't quite get there.

Unknown said...

Wonderfully played...it is hardest forgiving ourselves.