Staring and staring into the mirror$$$ it sees many faces within its face - the face of the child$$$ the boy$$$ the young man$$$ the not-so-young man - all present still$$$ preserved like fossils on superimposed layers$$$ and$$$ like fossils$$$ dead. Thei

Staring and staring into the mirror$$$ it sees many faces within its face - the face of the child$$$ the boy$$$ the young man$$$ the not-so-young man - all present still$$$ preserved like fossils on superimposed layers$$$ and$$$ like fossils$$$ dead. Their message to this live dying creature is: Look at us - we have died - what is there to be afraid of?It answers them: But that happened so gradually$$$ so easily. I'm afraid of being rushed.