phantom
I just stared at myself for the longest time in the mirror. I took my glasses off and let my distorted eyes blur and exaggerate the lines and edges of my face. It is strange how the sharpness fades but still gives me such clarity. The reflection of my eyes trying to gaze back at myself frightened me; two small, black burning buttons. My mouth is ashen and dry and hangs bleak. My face is pallid and there are wan circles that rest beneath my eyes that I just cannot get rid of. I look very much like a ghost.