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Best seat in the house I take it
toilet paper still on the roll..?
LoL I keep expecting not to see anyone in these shots, so the odd time that you are in your own pictures I am not expecting it and I practicly jump out of my seat at first glance.

*takes deep breaths and moves on*
Hey, at least it's not a low-flow! With good water supply, that baby would probably work better than anything sold today!
that is a truely artful peice sir
very good shot you are a braver person than i .........i cant seem to move past the first floor of these buildings..........fear of mps catching up to me and the fact im too old to go to jail . thank you for your photos you show me what im to afraid to find myself
PSST - It's bad luck to view your reflection thorugh a broken mirror! (if you follow that belief)
EXCELLENT,MOTTS!...AND PSST- GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
Broken Mirror
I sat in dream one afternoon,

reality in doubt

With eyes closed tight and nodded head,

images about.

I saw a golden mirror

on a wall of deepest black

And as I gazed upon it,

no images came back.

But when I turned to walk away,

it shimmered in its splendor

And revealed itself to be

my lifetime's secret tender.

It showed the times I'd smiled and laughed,

it showed the times I'd won

It showed to me my golden hours,

the times through triumph gone

But woven through the clouds of joy

and mists of exaultation

I found a black and silken cord

in every situation.

I grasped it by its tattered end

and pulled out all the slack,

And within seconds all the clouds

and mist had turned to black.

No more laughter, no more smiling;

lightning filled the skies.

Scenes of horror, scenes of pain.

Tortured, hate-filled cries

Filled the mirror of my life

as new dark times emerged.

I saw the screams that no one saw,

the tears that no one heard.

All the times I was the fool

and blindly followed on.

Then with broken heart and soul,

I cried until the dawn.

How can this be? How is it true?

Was I such the dupe?

Instead of standing high and proud,

I was forced to stoop.

No more the pain, the shocking truth,

this torture to endure.

I'd rid myself of memory,

this evil gone for sure.

So with my unprotected hand

I dealt the fatal blow

And as result the crimson tide

of regret did flow.

But as I stood there staring,

I realized something more.

My life is like that mirror,

shattered on the floor.
::slits wrists::
haha, you might belong in one of those asylums ~me
~Me that is beautiful.
Excellent, heart-rending work, ~Me.
nice picture dude
ive seen that mirror
7 years bad luck man!
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL POETRY!!!!!!!!!
The way his collar is turned up, at first glance it looks like a VAMPIRE in the mirror.
Excellent shot. It's nice to see you once in awhile, Motts, but this sneaking up behind will give this old lady a heart attack! =]
Oh wow !
Poem and photo go together so beautifully!
Should you shaved the head and grew out the goatie; you'd be one evil looking dude, mott.
Its nice to put a face to the talent.Your pretty good lookin.
Is it a soap dispenser next to the seat?
Pretty sure Its a light bulb. LOL! ; )
It's a doohickey, you can tell because its rectangular instead of round.
This goes againts the report the ladies accounts of the 48 hours she spents in Penn Hurst. She said there were no mirrors in the bathrooms. Only in the hallways. This is clearly a bathroom. So, how much more of her accounts are true and how much are false.
I'm not sure which report you're speaking of, but in her defense this could have been a staff bathroom, or in a building that did not need to be as safe and secure.

Many of the patient bathrooms there seemed to have a few stalls, not singular like this one.
Nice shot. Not too shabby looking, are you? ;)
Who was holding the camera?
myspace mirrior shot?
That frigging made me jump when I saw a guy in the picture lol, and it's odd that there was still some toilet paper on the roll o.O
Very unique photo. Your image in the mirror looks like the broken souls that once housed this eerie place.
Truely talented and good looking, it's nice to put a face to the name and the telent especially when the face is that hansom :)
heydere motts!
just wanted to say one of the best self portraits I have seen in a long time. nice
heres something to think about.. there is toilet paper still on that roll from how long ago.
Ya i know people have said this before but wow there is still toilet paper on the roll. how long has that been there?
I love it!
oooohh that was freakeee place to shit in. . .
Some one forgot to wipe there ass Lol.
who is the guy in mirror
OMG It looks like there is still toilet paper left.
i would never visit this place you could cut ur ass man
ghost adventures was there an it was the saddest thing ever.
i have much respect for the news reporter who helped.
so do i it is really sad sad sad sad sad sad
AHHHHH!!!! THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE MIRROR! RUN AWAy...
I love the poem!~ME It is sooooo pretty!
Awesome. Such a great effect with the broken mirror.
The news reporter was Bill Baldini.

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