Hair swooped out of face
Toothpaste on toothbrush
Rug under bare feet
Hip bones pressed against sink
Leaning in towards the mirror
One light bulb
Illuminates the girl in reflection
Pretty of eye and ear
Shadows shift
The reflected eyes peer fearfully
Into the world behind the breathing
Nothing
Only Shadows
Both girls breathe deeply
girl
and
reflected girl
One staring into the face of the other
The other staring into shadows
never parted
always together
and there's also a story called A Parable of a Lightbulb if you want to go check it out.
