I’m screaming in the mirror,
tearing down the person you
don’t see in me.
The person trapped
in the reflection, you never see
the real me.
The vulnerable me
unafraid to tell me
the truth.
It’s best we just be friends
or we both know how this ends
with another ex to check off on a bedpost,
but at least it was good sex.

(© 2022 AC)

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