Doris Booth

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“Reflections From Near the Grave” by Doris Booth

Submitted to Contest #225

Reflections From Near the Grave By Dory Ann Elsworth (Pen name) I look into the mirror to trace my likeness onto an imaginary canvas. What does this face tell me? Who have I been all these years, and who am I now? Each line in the reflection follows something lost or something achieved. This crevice—the one between my brow—reminds me of a difficult childhood. Pain and poverty do not care whether skin is white or dark. My fingers follow the lines, before I transfer them to the blank page.  One line is f...

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