{"id":2288,"date":"2016-06-11T12:14:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T17:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2016-06-11T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T17:14:33","slug":"poem-mirror-winning-in-a-close-shave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/11\/poem-mirror-winning-in-a-close-shave\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Mirror Winning In a Close Shave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>That mine-blowing moment finally came<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Where he saw his enemy<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Face to efface<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>That fateful mourning<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Infinitely more dangerous<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And dreadfully more thorny<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Than blood drawn in a close shave<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Like a glance to the heart<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>None other<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Then his own<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Awe creation in a singular drop<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>An art rendering<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sow profoundly more<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Than mirror winning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This poem reflects quiet literally those moments of epiphany when we see ourselves and our enemy as one.\u00a0 I am deeply intrigued by the psychological truth of projection, seeing the world as we are rather than simply as the world happens to be.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toppun.com\/Peace\/Buttons\/The-face-of-the-enemy-frightens-me-only-when-I-see-how-much-it-resembles-mine-Stanislaw-J-Lec-quote-PEACE-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Peace\/The-face-of-the-enemy-frightens-me-only-when-I-see-how-much-it-resembles-mine-Stanislaw-J-Lec-quote.gif\" alt=\"The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles mine. Stanislaw J. Lec quote PEACE BUTTON\" width=\"172\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>This egocentric lens distorts larger truths but can serve as a powerful tool for self-discovery.\u00a0 Focusing on one&#8217;s self as an instrument of perception can offer valuable incites into how we navigate the world, often through a fun house mirror or speculative shadowy glances.\u00a0 Such reflection can be mighty humbling.\u00a0 I have been struck often enough by the philosophical and cosmological truth that wee are won by recognizing the sundry losses and fallings short that we each experience and bring to the world.\u00a0 I have found that reflecting on the oneness of humanity and creation has led me to be a better person in my peace of the whirled.\u00a0 Plus, the deep satisfaction of the experience of one has proven to me sow profoundly more than mirror winning.\u00a0 May you find countless moments that help you transcend mine-blowing ours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That mine-blowing moment finally came Where he saw his enemy Face to efface That fateful mourning Infinitely more dangerous And dreadfully more thorny Than blood drawn in a close shave Like a glance to the heart None other Then his &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/11\/poem-mirror-winning-in-a-close-shave\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,57,9,15,1],"tags":[360,294,574,428,431,305,509,18,477,658,94,616,395,265,53,421],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-war","category-peace","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","category-uncategorized","tag-art","tag-awe","tag-creation","tag-experience","tag-heart","tag-humanity","tag-mourning","tag-philosophical","tag-philosophy","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-projection","tag-psychology","tag-self-discovery","tag-short-poems","tag-truth"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: Mirror Winning In a Close Shave | Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Uncategorized | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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