"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." (I Corinthians 13:12, KJV) I wonder if Lewis Carroll was a Bible reader because his book, Through the Looking Glass and this poem seem to be expanding upon the Apostle Paul's concept in I Cor. 13:12.

Nicely put. All too often our self-perception is the perception of others "backwards." That's profound. This is quite similar to my standing concern over internet communication. My standing thought is this. "It seems like other people are taking my words as though they were speaking them when an entirely different nuance was intended."

Amethyst Angel, you are most perceptive in the words of this poem. Great insights! I believe we both see the hope that is available to us.

You wrote, "If I escape the Looking Glass world
I will see myself with clear eyes." That is I Corinthians 13:12, KJV. One day we shall both leave this "Looking Glass world,...seeing (ourselves) with clear eyes" "face to face."

Well done. WRITE ON!