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Sink
by V. Blakei feel like i spend hours a day at the sink
trying to wash all this time off my hands.
i swear this shit stains worse than irony.
sharing this sentiment with me, as usual
is a backwards-talking glass man
hanging crooked from the wall above the marble.
he has that trademark weariness on his face;
he never grows or stops complaining.
with a nod to our daily ritual,
i tell him once again to get a job,
or to do something with his life
instead of loitering around a bathroom sink
with dirty hands and judgmental eyes.
and right on cue, he deflects every word
before reaching coyly for a towel,
executing with ease a tried-and-true method
of sidestepping the conversation entirely.
but just as he vanishes over the threshold
and into an invisible hallway,
i hear him mumble something under his breath
about the hypocrite in the mirror. 01/21/2010 Author's Note: Poemuary entry #21.
Posted on 01/21/2010
Copyright © 2026 V. Blake
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Nanette Bellman on 01/21/10 at 09:09 PM This is GENIUS! Really Vince. I didn't see that coming. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 01/21/10 at 10:31 PM bwahahahahahah love it! smashing it over my head! (ain't it the belly of the truth, though? no not you in particular. all. humanity.) whew and heeeeeh! need a kleenex for this. tear-streamin'
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| Posted by Rachel Bennett on 01/22/10 at 01:57 AM I wonder what it is about poetry that makes us think of reflections? Anyway, I enjoyed this - it's different than a lot of your poems, but the approach is the same. And I look forward to reading tomorrow's poem! |
| Posted by Therese Elaine on 01/22/10 at 02:25 AM *shakes head* It's too bad you aren't a smug bastard or I'd feel justified in loathing your talent...this IS different from your other pieces -but I like that it has an air of somber reflection (no pun intended) as opposed to just the sheer brilliance of wordplay that your other pieces have. |
| Posted by Michael Smith on 01/22/10 at 03:06 AM I'm looking forward to tomorrow because you've been talking about it for days. Therese is right -- this is yet another style you've shown us lately and it's cool to see your versatility. Thanks, Vince! |
| Posted by Julie Adams on 01/25/10 at 12:42 AM Vince, there is never, it seems, a disappointing addition to your library! Kudos!!...from the minutia of a routine day, you have born a poem of stellar proportions, no line or stanza without it's own merit...lovely to read you as always :) peace to u poet, jewels |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/25/10 at 10:25 PM ahahahhahahahaha - oh, it is too true! Thanks for this gem and that coy towel! |
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