With every passing of a reflective surface I look for my face in all. Each one unrecognizable Each one undeniably plundering me - My image, my mind Into a frenzy of traumatic shock Because this person, This person travelling in my belongings My effects, Seems to morph and blend in the irises of whoever is seeing me, Of whatever Jasmin their perception manifests From what they know Or have been told, About me; and
For whatever thing I may be lacking in grows numerically, The girth swelling and expelling carelessly - Whatever bits don't fit the Jazmynn, or the Lily, or the Gardenia me, But I'm stuck. I'm stuck in my own mind, And my mind holds many eyes Of varying colors and windows, Some sore and some blind - (And) As I walk I rate my reflections, I grade on beauty and demeanor and expression So when the following moment or day arises, I can adopt whichever vision suits best.
At some point, I must have put Jasmine on trial, I must have worn her at some time And discarded her just as quickly Because she wasn't as trendy as Lily or Gardenia And the creatures whose eyes I'm borrowing in my mind did not allow me to keep her. But if I (no matter the version) had known, I would not have been able to protect her Or preserve her, Jasmine would not have belonged to me - I would not have known how to convert her and her space in my world Because hers exists only within a frame Possessing a finite amount of eyes and windows;
But if Jasmine were looking at me She would see the same - Some, such reflective surface Drunkenly distorting each portrait of what she was supposed to be;
Even still, We would not have known to keep each other in mind.