A man from Beit Lahia named Khalil is always afraid to look in the mirror.
He is also afraid to take pictures of himself with his cell phone.
Do you know why he is afraid ?!..
Because what he sees in the mirror or in the photo is not his true self.
It is a miserable man that he no longer recognizes.
A pale faced man with dull eyes and tangled hair that falls out.
A skinny man with protruding bones and skin covered in ringworm.
A man dressed shabbily with a bad appearance.
That miserable man looks scary to look at in the mirror and in photos.
When Khalil sees that miserable man he no longer recognizes his true self.
A handsome man with neat and fresh hair.
An athletic man with big muscles and smooth skin.
A man dressed fashionably in a suit and tie.
That ideal man has long disappeared until Khalil has forgotten himself.
He cannot accept the fact that for so long he has become a miserable man.


August 2025

By Alvian Eleven