𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓.
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i. a shimmering reflection
i reach for the person on the other side;
they're just out of reach.
i don't recognize them
their eyes are mine, but they aren't.
ii. a sickening echo
when i look at them,
there's this sense
that i'm not where i'm supposed to be
i'm not who i'm supposed to be.
iii. a sad ending
the surface catches what others don't—
catches the eyes falling to the floor;
catches the way the smile falters;
catches the secret tears.
a mirror can tell a million stories
without speaking a single word
YOU ARE READING
impermanence
Poetry[ impermanence ] • noun - the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ➸ 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭/𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐦𝐬
