Content Warning: This piece includes themes of body image that may be triggering to some readers.
mirror
you’ve been staring into the mirror
reflections reducing you into a silhouette
every refractive surface threatens
to consume
your thoughts with images
you don’t recognize
who
you’ve been waiting
for them to disappear
tried to drown them out with work
talk them down with friends
waiting for the old you to
swoop back in
when the mirror gets loud
who knew your likeness in glass
could shatter too
blind you like the moon
sometimes you forget
mirrors lie like people do
don’t hold you like friends could
won’t wait for you to turn around
to love yourself with you
By: Christine Chen
Artwork by: Wilson Li
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