Portesham Mirror by Michael Rosen
The power is in me
The power is me
I am the power
I am the one and only
that sees it all
for now and for ever.
It looked like you looked in me
like people look in rivers
but you weren’t looking for you.
You wanted my power
to see beyond yourself,
to see what it is
we will be.
The power is in me
The power is me
I am the power
And now you are there
beyond yourself
in the company of what
you let people see
mattered to you most:
the tastes on your tongue
the shine of your show
the blood on the blade.
But I saw that look
to see yourself beyond yourself
And see:
I am
in the time beyond yourself
I am
in the time you looked for
when you looked in me.
The power is in me.
The power is me.
I am the power.