i never recognize myself. sometimes, when i'm walking on the street or riding in a car, i'll see my reflection in the window and it's like...hey, that's me! but never in the mirror. surely the corpse peering back at me is separate from this flesh. that disbelief doesn't keep me from standing in front of one for hours on end though. that disbelief isn't my savior from all the self-hatred that spawns. the image so starkly reflected you could cut your eyes on it. or shatter your soul. seven years bad luck times every instance you find yourself looking in.