- Magnus McDowall
“Your Life Seen Through a Looking-Glass”
This poem was originally published on The Pittsburgher’s predecessor, The Dog Door Cultural.
Child watching through a shop window
Sees glimpses of some other self:
An interview, a night-time show,
An audience, a voice that’s felt
In pockets far beyond the stars
Where none bear failure’s hidden scars.
Child watching through a shop window
Sees products pushed by a Siren voice
With factories of ease in tow –
For newfound needs there’s endless choice
Amidst the paralysing fear
Of choosing wrong while strangers leer.
Child watching through a shop window
Sees flickers, frowns and a falling dream,
Sees twilight soon outshine the screen
And sees reality cloud to dusk
Imagination’s newest farce;
Your life seen through a looking-glass. ▲
Magnus McDowall is an aspiring poet and MA English Literature student at the University of Edinburgh.