Time
When did I become so old? The question hangs heavy, almost tangible, vibrating in the narrow space between my skin and the silence of the room. It is a terrifying, whispered betrayal. The woman who stares back at me from the cold glass of the mirror is a stranger—an intruder wrapped in my clothes, bearing lines carved by a life I barely recognize. Yet, beneath this crumbling shell, my spirit watches, astounded and untouched, refusing to age. Clearly, the creature in the mirror is a lie. She is a prison warden, holding captive a girl who never agreed to grow … Continue reading Time