On the Wall

My mirror tires of reflection:
why can't I be like the TV?
Use the remote, make your selection.
There are so many yous to see.

The you before there was an after,
or back when after was a thought.
Back when to love "remember laughter"
meant that you haven't -- yet -- been bought.

The you not wrecked by indecision,
nor rattled by a simple choice.
With better, clearer, purer vision
and steadier, much stronger voice.

They may be closer -- oh, so near! --
the mirror says, than they appear.

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