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Narcissia

September 2, 2009
By Red-River-Delta GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
Red-River-Delta GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
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She walked into the dazzling dreamy forest
Only to find the reflection of the best
She had found a pond
With an image so beautiful no one can look anymore beyond
She focused herself into the surface
And forgot around her that there were fishes and swans swimming and grass terraces
She viewed herself with a slow pace
Admiring that graceful face
She could not see in the mirror
That she was growing terror
She could not see that she had come to possess vanity
It seemed like she would only look at herself for eternity
She was an empty slate until she came into the forest
Only to find the reflection of the best
Only to find the girl of perfection
Without no intention


The author's comments:
A few years ago I had explored Greek Mythology in my English class. I found the collection of stories to be fascinating. The story that has left the most impression on me was the story of Narcissus. He saw his reflection after many years since he was born and he falls in love with it. Ultimately he dies from continually standing there admiring himself. With beauty and vanity I think that it is also reasonable to associate it to a female. With that said I changed the name a little bit and also the details in my poem. That poem is an allusion, but it is my version.

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