Evolution

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Accretion
Mocks expectations

why do you think
what you see
is not you

what makes you believe
authenticity lies
in outdated forms

Is it imposition
Or compression?

every moment you live
changes landscapes
of neural pathways

every thought adds
new layers of skin
you stand transformed

don’t let affectations
mar real impressions

If I drive change
steer the wheel at will-
this face is constructed by me

It is how I evolve
manifest inner change
I’ve not aged – just blossomed

mirrors show reflections
of given permissions

every moment between
stimulus and response
offered a choice

Why blame mirrors for
self-inflicted change
you can’t fathom?

Ditch preservation
to allow elevation

Prompt line

You wake up to discover a completely different, unknown face staring back at you from the mirror.

at RXC#239

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