Cracked mirror. Broken mirror.
Formerly reflects and refracts
Now stained with horror
No definite shape, let\'s say, flat
Observer\'s eye see virtual images
Same distance, size and upright
\'Boom\' \'boom\' \'boom\' and the carnages
Satellites and flashlights put the mirror in fright
Cracked mirror. Broken mirror.
Drops of blood it bled
Counties and boundaries, all and sundry
For refuge they fled
Mending the cracks, joining the parts
To his early grave the Dove goes
The mirror\'s heart is pierced with darts
Sighing are the Poles
Mirror with broken sores
Mirror that groans