The Mirror

Some men
stand naked,
wag their dicks
at themselves
smile inwardly
and move on.

Some women
stand naked,
flatten their pubic hair
and check for
deodorant residue
and move on

Some children
stand naked
stretch their
fleshy parts
laugh out loud
and move on

But some men
stand naked
see themselves
and in a fury
throw on many layers
of concealing cloth

And some women
stand naked
and gaze into the glass
like deer
gaze into
headlights

Some children
stand naked
and remember
things
that they'll
never forget.

But sometimes
a human
naked
viewing himself
in the mirror
is humbled

or amazed

or both

much like the
astronaut
gazing at the earth
as a whole
for the
first time.