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Mirror of Truth & Shadows of the Heart

  • Mar 20
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 1


Some truths don’t set you free.

They ask something from you.

Inspired by Young Sherlock,



When the mind

begins to unravel

the secrets of the world,


only one question remains —


should we

let the heart speak,

when morality

is our compass?




Some truths

seduce the mind,

quiet our restless curiosity

the moment we uncover them.




And yet —

they hold the power

to break the heart




when we step closer

to the horizon of truth,

far beyond

our idealised hopes.




A mind

so sharp,

so experienced —




and a heart

so young,

so unaware.




Will you stand

on the side of truth,

even if your heart

shatters?




You feel

what love is —

and yet

your mind

cannot understand it.




You believe

you know what you feel.




Thoughts

build castles,

reaching into the sky

of human mystery.




Are we drawn

to each other —

or merely shaped

by the echoes

of our past?




A past

that did not stay

in memory,

but continues

to live

within the heart.




What if

the ghosts of yesterday

are chasing you —




hidden behind

your sharpness,

seducing your heart

only to bind it

in chains?




Will you have the courage

to trust your heart

and look

into the depths

of reality?




Will morality guide you —

or will you one day

yield

to human vanity?


And what about love?


Will you recognise it —

in the quiet tenderness

of a stranger’s presence?




You cannot know

the answers yet.




But you will see them.

You will recognise them.


In the mirror of truth —


the one

that asks you

to look

deep into your heart.




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Mirror of Truth & Shadows of the Heart” is part of Lyrmotion’s exploration
of cinematic poetry — where words feel like scenes.



Sabrina
Poet
Founder of Lyrmotion™

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