• Mirror
    Reflects what it is given
    Double-sided
    One side magnifies the imperfections
    While the other makes them life sized and easy to handle
    Shows the self-consciousness

    Mythology and The Blue Djinn of Babylon
    Fantasy disguised as fact
    Creating an escape
    From the world around me
    The myths we all tell ourselves.

    Pencils
    Only pencils
    Pens show mistakes
    You can't erase them
    Maybe that's why
    The erasers are half-gone

    Wrappers and juice boxes
    Reminders of lunches from the past
    Shells of the nourishment
    Once devoured

    Backpacks
    Three of them
    Carrying all the weight
    Of my day
    All the responsibilities and burdens
    Of a senior
    In high school