The Parting Mirror

Would you ever take a dare,to face the mirror without a care,and with a bold determined stare,wonder if you’re really there?To fix your gaze upon the twin,reflecting back with equal grin,and in a stance, straight as a tree,speak both in perfect harmony…Could it be the one I see,Is not the me I think to be?

In this thoughtfully composed story, written by acclaimed writer, C.C. Crimefighter, a young girl stares into a mirror, and with her attention fixed upon her reflection, wonders how much of what she sees is actually her.

Allowing this new conviction to guide her, she begins to identify each of her 5 senses, and in a playful array of imaginative expressions, explores whether these are merely functions of the body or aspects of her “true self.”

Should these physical qualities fade away, would she be a different self, or would the ‘inner self” express its nature in new and exciting ways?