Mirror Me

My mirror me stares back and sees the unknown
He lives in an alternate reality
Timed perfectly
But everything has changed
Left is right
Run is fight
Like a scroll rolling closed from the wrong direction
He starts old and goes through life getting younger
More energetic
Full of wonder
Is it the same with a selfie?
A third party in the cloud
Where I doubt
That humanity’s wings can last
Mirror me just laughs
So do I
Our opposite selves separated by silence
Mouths move but don’t speak
Just apertures made the wrong way
Not just my mirror self
My body drifts into unconsciousness
Where my gestures cease
I hope he enjoys his body
I’m loving growing old
Gray haired face staring back
Creaky joints that complain
I have an excuse to move slowly
Mirror me concedes our vanity as we continue to stare

I promise
I’ll remember you