Hiya!
The prompt asked me to look at the myth of Narcissus (a man so sure of his attractiveness that he harshly turns suitors away, then is punished by being made to fall in love with his (unattainable) reflection; eventually withering while staring at himself in a pool of water, and then being turned into the flower that bears his name). The prompt goes on to say: “after reading the myth, try writing a poem that plays with the myth in some way”.
As I regularly traverse YouTube and Amazon looking for little positive nuggets to fill my head with, I have come across Louise Hay’s notion of ‘mirror work’. It is a tool to garner self-love and acceptance, and it involves talking to one’s reflection. It was on my mind a lot as I read The Self Care Project this week, so happily popped up again when contemplating this prompt!
Because you lied,
Because you put it all on me:
I here return.
I’m fighting not to look there
But I must
(The feeling of betrayal was too much)
I now try to love reflections:
A backward little fix
To show me what others’ tricks
Still make me miss.
This nemesis has been there all along
Their whispers, jeers and put-downs made ‘her’ strong;
I’m not sure these affirmations
Can help us get along…?
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