mirror images

backwards, times are happier,
in reverse, the past is aglow
with rosy cherries,
and chandeliers of bronzed glass.
the inverse of the present
is an enticing green valley
where i can be happy
among the thistles.
not knowing they will sting
my naive armor of skin.

turn your face
so that i can see my upside down
reflection in your earring.
i look more exotic.
more interesting
upside-down.
that everyone could perceive me
through your cheap and common
mirroring ear-ring.

things are better anyway except this way.
-Pamplemousse