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Arguing With A Mirror

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Arguing With A Mirror:

Ah greetings mister Chen, to what do I owe this dubious pleasure?

Don't play around with me man, you know I'm outta material...

Oh? So it would seem that our mighty street thug has finally come crashing down
Have you come to apologise for putting me aside?
Perhaps you finally realised how important I am for creativity

Say whatever you want pal, but I need some juice and I need it now!

And what makes you think I'll help you this time?
If you recall correctly Chen, was it not you who pushed me out?
As far as I remember, you said you wanted to be "real"
You said that my "expertise" was not currently needed

What can I say, I'm an inconsistent freak, ain't that why we're talkin'?

Clearly your manners could use some work, you ought to be begging me!

Well sorry Johnny English, beggin' just ain't what I do y'know
Sides, let's get down to brass tacks here, you're me! If I book it, you book it

Do you believe you have some sort of hold over me?

Let's just call it a workin' business relationship alright?

And what makes you think I will help you without you apologising first?

Maybe the fact that you're just another part of me; lil' fragment of the soul

You are a moron. Indeed we are two parts of the same whole, but let's not forget
I am the one who writes the fantasy stories; I am the part of you that is creative
You are the one who works on the public front, you are the "real" us
However, when you start putting my ideas aside I'm afraid that our deal goes sour
Oh and by the way mister Chen, you left the stove on again

I freakin' hate you...

-Chen Yuan Wen, 23rd July 2012
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Author's Comment:

First of, I wanted to do something a little different and this DID NOT fit in with poetry, so it was definitely out of that category.

Anyway, how this piece came about was because someone asked me: 'Chen, what is it like inside your head'

I wanted to give him a better answer than a mad carnival and so I thought about it and decided to do a piece that relates to how I, ahem, get my inspiration sometimes.

Certainly it cannot be considered normal to debate with oneself in front of a mirror for 2 hours at a time, but at the end of the day it is what allows me to keep changing my style so to speak.

Mental compartmentalisation can have its benefits ^^

-Chen

HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
For my three dear prophets
Prophet :iconforgotten-reaper:
Prophet :iconseikatsu-kitsune:
Prophet :icondragon-demygod:
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Shocker7776's avatar
Okay, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who argues with a voice in their head. Yours seems much nicer than mine. Mine musts says stuff like "Your an idiot" and is not helpful at all. His only purpose is to stop me from getting a big head, really. Great work!