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Mirror Reflection
My image saddens me
I do not like to see my reflection in mirrors because it saddens me.
If it is possible, I will do all I can to avoid that possibility.
I have thought that as I was growing up, that I would become famous.
I had dreams of being a model, an actor, dancer or a singer, and would be highly sought after by many agencies.
As a teenager, my hormones and fantasies of multitudes of women screaming my name, and being frantic in their desire for me permeated my thoughts almost daily. I would be as handsome as any of the male K-pop group BTS.
Instead, my dreams have all dissipated like a cloud of smoke.
Dogs bark at me. Children either run away, giggle at me, or cry and scream in fright of me.
Men and women would point their fingers at me and laugh uncontrollably.
I became someone to ridicule, a man of no substance or respect.
Police officers and others in law enforcement often eye me with suspicion.
If you happen to come up behind me as I stand in front of a mirror, this is what you will see:
