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We place our mirrors in front of others,
then step aside and view them from a different angle
We ask them to become versions of ourselves

My mirror tells me something else

When I face the cracks in my own reflection
my parts,
my place,
my shell,
my walls,
my pain,
my care,
my love

I begin to understand

We can look into a mirror,
but we can’t see it through its owner’s eyes

I don’t always have the answers,
I don’t expect to always be understood,
and I don’t always expect to understand

But I can choose to face the cracks in my own mirror
to humanize it,
to take responsibility for it

And when I look at those I love and care for,
I can recognize their mirrors
without trying to define

Because their mirrors are their own reflections,
their own stories,
their own trophies

If I could define it in words

Humans.

My favorite humans are

They carry their light like beacons

Their eyes tell stories

Their souls are gently crafted

Raw humans, unafraid to be themselves

The world isn't ready for their hearts

For you

For the sun you rise with,

For the wind you make,

For how human you are

My words, to applaud you

Did you see what I see?

Let me show you what I saw

At your core

Where life lays bare

Where internally

The beauty in it

In your rawest form, I still loved being by your side

In your rawest form, what makes you unique

How human you are

When my truth is broken down to an atom

Hope 

For your happiness

For your peace

For you to dance freely with the air

For you to know you are 

Celebrated

Hope 

You still carry that child within you,

The one who gets excited by the small things

I want to thank you for being my favorite human