SHATTERED EYE

Black satin draped over mirrors and windows, Dust settling weary on sharp-edged glass.

A fallen Narcissus — | never meet my reflection. But a reflection does not fall for cheap avoidance, It finds its way back in a still canal, a whisper.

It stirs in rain-streaked panes, wavers in a breath.

A voice slithers: “Shall we play?”

Soft, cunning, irresistible — until it’s inescapable.

A stare-down — if you blink, you surrender your place. Your eyes are forced to meet your own, and for the first time,

Stripped of resistance, you truly see.

Ink-stained fingers, freckled skin, light-scattered pupils. The water quivers.

A tender smile grazes your mouth — you blink. Strangely, the world does not change — only you do.

Eya BILEL

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