Tasnova Choudhury<\/em><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
The young child lit up.<\/p>\n
He saw a friend in his reflection<\/p>\n
And raised his sippy-cup<\/p>\n
To cheer on the other.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
II<\/p>\n
She caught sight of her figure<\/p>\n
In the puddles created by the storms.<\/p>\n
What beauty sprouts from the destruction.<\/p>\n
A modern-day narcissus forms.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
III<\/p>\n
In sudden flight,<\/p>\n
she ran out of the house,<\/p>\n
not before glimpsing<\/p>\n
the unkempt sight.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
IV<\/p>\n
The professor talks to his reflection<\/p>\n
in a lecture of one hundred<\/p>\n
unknown faces\u2026<\/p>\n
The kids turn on their cameras.<\/p>\n
They stare at their reflection<\/p>\n
And ignore the lecture,<\/p>\n
then pretend they have a poor connection.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
V<\/p>\n
The philosopher holds his face<\/p>\n
And asks himself \u201cIs it really me?\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VI<\/p>\n
The seven-year-olds scurried to the bathroom,<\/p>\n
Turned their lights off,<\/p>\n
And chanted<\/p>\n
Bloody Mary-<\/p>\n
Bloody Mary-<\/p>\n
Bloody Mary.<\/p>\n
One kid fainted.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VII<\/p>\n
The superstitious man broke a mirror once.<\/p>\n
His seven years weren\u2019t up.<\/p>\n
He hasn’t looked in a mirror since.<\/p>\n
Not even before a hookup.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VIII<\/p>\n
He discerned each strand of hair.<\/p>\n
Detected every blemish.<\/p>\n
In disgust, he thought<\/p>\n
Is this what others witness?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
IX<\/p>\n
The artisan marvels at the border,<\/p>\n
as he runs his fingers to feel the texture.<\/p>\n
He concludes it is mahogany.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
X<\/p>\n
The custodian discerns the toothpaste blotches<\/p>\n
and wonders why the college kids brush their teeth<\/p>\n
with such force.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
XI<\/p>\n
The Harry Potter fan sees the Erised<\/p>\n
and lets herself imagine the dreams that<\/p>\n
seem too far out of reach.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
XII<\/p>\n
She stares, transfixed<\/p>\n
at the hazel eyes looking back at her.<\/p>\n
The light in her eyes, eclipsed,<\/p>\n
And unrecognized.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
XIII<\/p>\n
The older man can\u2019t help but imagine<\/p>\n
his seventeen-year-old self<\/p>\n
looking back at him.<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Tasnova Choudhury<\/strong>, class of 2023, is a Molecular Biology and Biochemistry major, with a minor in English.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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