Mirror by Neha Goyal, Teacher, Sacred Heart Convent Sr. Sec. School, Khanna (Distt. Ludhiana), Punjab

Mirror

Spending hours infront of thee

To refashion the natural order ,

Spending hours infront of thee

To refashion the natural order,

Anxious about the reflection of the ephemeral,

Turning every stone to be presentable,

  

Unnerved by a glance at the divine version of thee inside 

Horrified even at the thought of the ugly reflection

Unable to veil it with the artificial correction

  

But can not do without glancing at it 

For to be presentable to ultimate source of reflection,

I look for the cleansing of the dark soul,

I need to bleach it with confession n admission,

I need to nourish it with acceptance and forgiveness

After cleansing, bleaching and nourishing the dark soul 

I can feel presentable to the whole...