And it stares me down, piercing my soul like fire from the breath of a dragon.

Intimidated by the look of deceit that is standing upon me.

All this time it had appeared otherworldly.

Yet, present in the current realm I exist in.

I thought it was uplifting me to a higher existence to a higher presence.

All the while deflating the true nature of my make up.

Had I been blind all these years?

I guess I’d never understood the truth until I saw it in my reflection.

I chose to introspect and no longer deflect.