the face may taunt
but it’s my own
it may look at me
with undisguised disgust
but it has no doubt
as to the object
of this revulsion
it examines this
catalog of features
both aggravating
and despairing
runs them through
a reflecting program
of past failure
current dismal situation
and future limited prospects
and responds
with something called
a mirror image
aaaah…
wherever there’s a likeness
can a hate-ness be far behind