Weighing
By Neil Carpathios
Shaving,
I wonder how much the mirror
would weigh
with nothing in it.
I step away,
step back,
touch glass with fingertips.
Every day I do this,
looking at the face
I’ve earned
with countless joys and griefs.
One day I will shave and do
the ritual not knowing
it is the last time.
Every morning I am rehearsing
saying goodbye to myself.
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