Prolific Rambler

in terms of a hegelian dialectic
sometimes you don’t like your reflection
the uncomplicated and clay complexion
so you take the pieces out of the mirror one by one and leave
a single shard, which should be enough
to judge the quality of the inlay
you always wished you’d meet yourself until you met yourself
and you met yourself one day too late
and now that you can see yourself, it turns out you were near-sighted
and it only took wrecking the whole operation
to realize it