The Mirror
The mirror has two faces
Look closely, you will see
One is vain and greedy
The other just wants peace
One is the aggressor
The bully and the cheat
One stands up for righteousness
And won’t accept defeat
Don’t question his resistance
Or the loyalty of his friends
There is strength in numbers
There’ll be justice in the end
History keeps showing us
Reflections of these faces
Nothing ever seems to change
Just the names and places
Far away there are two men
Who represent us all
Everyday’s a battle
The evil one will fall
By Alicia Woodward §
“Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Read Alicia’s previous poems for Ukraine:
“With the Strength of Snowdrops” https://thesimpleswan.wordpress.com/2022/03/02
“War Can Turn to Peace” https://thesimpleswan.wordpress.com/2022/03/09
“Innocence” https://thesimpleswan.wordpress.com/2022/03/16
“An Elegant Response to War” https://thesimpleswan.wordpress.com/2022/03/23
“The Sky” https://thesimpleswan.wordpress.com/2022/03/30
“Mourning Dove” https://thesimpleswan.wordpress.com/2022/04/06
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