THE CONTORTIONIST

The warped mirror—

anything before it is

unrecognizable

to itself.

Oh, but the shapes

you can make:

the faces,

contortions,

all alluring,

bewitching.

Distortion is

the glass’s magic,

its spell—the web

that attracts and captures.

The longer you remain

transfixed within

its frame

and a curiosity

to yourself, posing

and bending,

chances are

you’ll end up

in the circus

and never

know how 

you got there.