Mirror

 Author's Note: I wrote this piece a long time ago, and recently found it. I'm not sure what to do with it though, turn it into a story? Essay? Just keep it like this? As always, question, comments, and feedback would be highly appreciated.

 Mirror.  According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,  a mirror is a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection, something that gives a true representation, or an exemplary model. But a mirror is so much more than an object.  It's a vision. It's what we see looking back at us, what we see ourselves as.  We don't just see physical aspects, we see emotional ones. We see who we really are. Not a face hidden by a mask, not a life covered in lies; we see the truth.  A mirror tells no lies.  It shows the pain, the sadness, the secrets.  It shows the real us.  A mirror just reflects what it sees, it tells us the painful truth that no one else can.