when you look into the mirror,
who do you see?
who do you see underneath
these layers of soft skin?
is it the softness you try to
hide beneath your solid mask,
or is it the emotions you
try to run from within?
when you peel away those
brown eyes, what do you find?
is it the fear?
the uncertainty?
the confusion
of not knowing the unknown?
is it the fear of not knowing
what to let go and what to keep?
the fear of not knowing who you’ll
become and where you’ll go?