-
Lines border my eyes like new roads
to more distinguishing characteristics,
signifying for me many a morning frown.
I draw my face closer to the mirror to
examine them in more detail, mapping
pending destinies laid fresh like asphalt.
Traces of purple fans out from the exterior
corners, I think of them as ink spatter that
gets larger every time I endorse
a small check.
I cannot stop the runs but I can
hide the evidence with concealer
creams and foundation,
establishing a façade upon which
the viewer will find as pleasant
from just the right
distance.
I stand back just so approximately
from the mirror to admire
an illusion of youth,
and then move forward once more
to fathom the texture
of experience—
_"Maybe less this time"_ I think,
have I not earned the right ?
s jones
2011-2021
.
Jan 10, 2021
Jan 10, 2021 at 8:49 AM UTC
-
Lines border my eyes like new roads
to more distinguishing characteristics,
signifying for me many a morning frown.
I draw my face closer to the mirror to
examine them in more detail, mapping
pending destinies laid fresh like asphalt.
Traces of purple fans out from the exterior
corners, I think of them as ink spatter that
gets larger every time I endorse
a small check.
I cannot stop the runs but I can
hide the evidence with concealer
creams and foundation,
establishing a façade upon which
the viewer will find as pleasant
from just the right
distance.
I stand back just so approximately
from the mirror to admire
an illusion of youth,
and then move forward once more
to fathom the texture
of experience—
_"Maybe less this time"_ I think,
have I not earned the right ?
s jones
2011-2021
.
10 Jan 2021
