This morning I was told we should look in the mirror and see the best self we can be.
In the middle of the night when I wake up to pee and I look in the mirror while I’m washing my hands
I am pretty sure Benicio del Toro smirks back at me.
In the morning when we’ve all overslept
which is so frequently that getting up on time feels miraculous
and I put on a baseball hat because I don’t have time to shower before I drive Zoe to school
I look in the mirror and see
Michael Moore looking disheveled but not too disheveled to ask pointed questions.
When we’ve been walking through the rain on the way to dinner downtown. I duck into the bathroom in the restaurant and see
Richard Simmons in my hair, without the tank top.
When the air is dry or I’ve combed out my wet hair after a late night soccer game, I wake up to Barry Gibb stayin’ alive in my mirror.
Why this odd assortment of male celebrities inhabits my crusty-eyed, rumpled reflections, I do not know.
Is my best self hidden among them? Best if I cultivate my authentic self away from mirrors, looking instead to another face.
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