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Mirror for Me

Posted on December 2, 2022December 4, 2023 by Olivia Charis

By Olivia Charis ’25

Contributing Writer

Fleeting shiny surface, but he still mesmerizes me 

I can see my dad’s reflection when I look at him 

He makes me want so many things 


I wonder how it would feel 

To salvage the possibility of all his potential 

To untwist all his nonsense into sense 


Imagine every outcome 

Overthink him into someone he is not

Define myself in the fallacy of him 


I let him crush and measure 

Weigh down all my thoughts 

Outline and ensure I am enough 

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