A canvas is merely a mirror Yet, I change to fit the image-remake reflections Feel me as paper in the frame- might I be glossy as oil, will eyes slant along bends in light, does the dull perfume of ink still linger? Hush - is there a faint pushing of blood through painted veins? I taste the sour stroke of an artist's mistake Pointed footsteps echo insults, "Stupid Girl". Such prickly laughter slit the base of stone statues. I sense a million standing bodies and a building desire to melt- hidden as one of the alluring ladies amongst the crowd. I will chisel my features to charm the masses The lashes that brim my sight mimic the bristles of a paintbrush- yes I blink masterpieces! Enchanted emotions engage everything With the speech from a baton, the passion in symphonies will mesmerize Dive from the stage, explorer- sometimes when we imitate we fly. The image becomes me, I become the image. Will the lens of film alter too? Might the harsh flash of society disfigure itself yet again? I stare at us all- each an individual glimpse of art