makiNg faCes in The mirroR

I think I look in the mirror a lot

Not because I'm inspecting the 

cilantro in my teeth    or

studying my facial symmetry    or

admiring the dust clinging to the glass

I just want to see myself one more time

Every day

I change a little bit 

My eyes droop

I'm wearing a counterfeit smile

and suddenly I'm turning 17

And I don't come home from school

with my shoes full of wood chips

and my mouth full of adventures

instead I stare

wondering what it would be like

to look myself in the eyes

Would I recognize myself?

Who is that person in the mirror?

perhaps we're all just missing persons
with a search party of one
eventually we'll find ourselves
but for now
we'll just keep making faces in the mirror