What the Mirror Wants

John K Adams
The Haven
Published in
8 min readApr 16, 2024

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Photo by Inga Gezalian on Unsplash

“What’s wrong with me? Do I even exist?”

Selma gazed at her reflection in the medicine cabinet mirror. Her irises contracted as she peered into her pupils.

“Anybody home?”

She chuckled. ‘Of course, I exist. I blink, therefore, I am…’ But somedays she struggled to own that even to herself.

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John K Adams
The Haven

I write to see memory and language wrestle with reality. Please comment.