What Color Is A Mirror
What color is a mirror?
The silvery reflected backing facing us as we look
At ourselves in its glass face
Speckled with bits of dirt and toothpaste
A brilliant white combination of all colors
The spectrum captured in the polished surface
Shining what we see back at us
Turned towards its back
A void devoid of color except the backing
The absence of anything familiar to remind us
What color is a mirror?
A snapshot of the immediate
Keeping the moment for a moment
The minds eye making an attempt to save
What it is we see when we see ourselves
The clothing we were wearing when we went
Out to see him or her. For the first time
Or maybe for the last time
Bright or somber. Is that the color
What color is a mirror?
The pale pink/white of my skin
Or the dark brown/mocha of yours?
The dusky yellow of his
Or the brownish-red of hers?
Olive or tan or albino white
These and others in the looking glass
Looking back at eyes of blue, brown, green
Hazel and gray. Does the glass see these
As we see these in the colorless mirror