REFLECTION

By Gbadamosi Joseph

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
Who's the strongest of them all?
Master, it's the king!,
Oh no it's the Prince!.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
who's the finest of them all?,
Sharon! Sharon!, it must be!,
Oh no!, I think it's Esther!.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
Who's the most handsome of them all?,
Master it's Emmanuel!,
Oh no!, must be Joshua!.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
Who's the smartest of them all?,
Daniel! Daniel!,it must be!,
Oh no!, probably Michael.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
Who's the richest of them all?
Master!, it's your friend!,
Oh no!, it's your Love.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
Who's the holiest of them all?,
Steven!, Steven!, it must be!,
Oh no!, Probably Peter!.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,
Who's the best of them all?
Again another you must say!
But tell me mirror why it can't be me?!!

Summary
The poem "REFLECTION" is loaded with messages the major of which is DEPRESSION . You see,many times people get depressed on what they are not. It seems everyone is achieving their dreams, everyone is better than them, everyone has it all except them and sometimes they end up passing the aggression on others or even living like an hermit. I'm sure even you reading this poem may have felt like this in one way or the other. The truth is everyone has their specific gifts and talents which are targeted towards their purpose. The success of every individual is measured by how much he/she has achieved purpose. Don't let anyone tell you your best is not good enough. Your best is good enough!.
There is also a healthy use of figures of speech. The statement "Mirror Mirror on the wall" is an allusion to the popular movie "Snow white" in which the wicked Queen kept asking a magic mirror who was the fairest in the kingdom so she could eliminate such a person and be the one. The name Steven and Peter are allusions to biblical characters who were known to be holy. Repetition, is also used as statements are repeated again and again for emphasis sake. Irony is also included. The mirror is supposed to know all but it seems it is not even sure which means no one actually has it all. The poem ends with a rhetorical question leaving the reader to find out the answer.