tom de plume
Self-Portrait in a Delusional Mirror
Like most people
I possess a deep humility
that lies beneath many layers
of arrogance and stupidity
and have thus avoided
self-portraits because
they always fail to capture
the range of my duplicity.
Recently, however, I let
my guard down and allowed
myself to take a series of pictures
showing me in my natural habitat.
Like everything else about me
my technique was rather oblique.
Being in two places at once
is something I’ve only recently
tried. I’m not yet certain I’ve
learned how to be in one,
which was the Beach Boys
song after song.
Self-Portrait in a Delusional Mirror
Like most people
I possess a deep humility
that lies beneath many layers
of arrogance and stupidity
and have thus avoided
self-portraits because
they always fail to capture
the range of my duplicity.
Recently, however, I let
my guard down and allowed
myself to take a series of pictures
showing me in my natural habitat.
Like everything else about me
my technique was rather oblique.
Being in two places at once
is something I’ve only recently
tried. I’m not yet certain I’ve
learned how to be in one,
which was the Beach Boys
song after song.