Selfometer Poems
Resplendent Mirror Of Self (Version 2)
Oldfield, Brenda M
Gentle Self, blow not the horns of thy identity,
Of self-pity and fickle roots, but pipe humanity
Into similarities, a chorus of childhood glee
Awakening selfhood, this beauty that we be
See! I am, others in self, self in others
Sense others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, bang not drums of infinite reason,
It beats a din, a sophistry, veiled in dim treason
Throb to finite wisdom, not right or wrong
Bonding cherished songs, of how we belong
Communicate! I am, others in self, self in others
Hear others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, spin not wheels of rancid riches
Turn life into harmony, not fancy fortresses,
Till empathy gardens, to flower with affinity
Reaping its nectar, for the sake of mere unity
Give! I am, others in self, self in others
Reach others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, stir no pot of angst breeders
Mingle minds like books, gladdening readers
Seek such vessels, of what ye do not know,
Feeding this hunger, to brew no more sorrow
Grow! I am, others in self, self in others
Free others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, ruffle not thy feathers of patience
Brush integrity’s face, with a clean conscience,
Stroke the bare feet, of another’s space and time
Tending repose, not rebukes of hurt or crime
Smile! I am, others in self, self in others
Cheer others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, fight not thy heart to be sorry
Defending fears, or guilt, liberates no worry
Yield to the mind’s image, of equity in thought,
Driving peace chariots, with no battles fought
Feel! I am, others in self, self in others
Know others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, O adorn thee, in the armour of trust,
Not words, garbed in deceit, it cuts inner disgust
Put on the pulse, of another’s virtue or sin
Transcending deep wounds, of demons within
Touch! I am, others in self, self in others
Embrace others! O resplendent mirror of Self
Gentle Self, O bind compassion to thy attention
Willing tenderness, for the spirit of thy affection,
For all sentient beings, in deeds and words truly kind
Reflecting Love, thru mirrors, of the human mind
To be others, in thee! To love others, in me!
You and I, as one! O resplendent mirror of Self!