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">She lifts the shirt. And raises the bar. Just enough, to show the scar.</p><p id="73d9">I know that woman in the mirror.</p><p id="f916">Breasts. Boobs. Tits. So, what shall I call <i>those? </i>Right.<i> Mine,</i> I suppose.</p><p id="4631">I know that woman in the mirror.</p><p id="afe6">See her reach for the pills? Pop a few in her mouth? Grimace as the pills slide south?</p><p id="325d">I know that woman in the mirror.</p><p id="83e4">She could use a hug. Some proof of my devotion. But, she/me is frozen.</p><p id="732f"><i>Sherry McGuinn is a longtime Chicago-area writer and award-winning screenwriter. Her work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and numerous other publications. Sherry’s manager is currently pitching her newest scre

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enplay, a drama with dark, comedic overtones and inspired by a true story.</i></p><p id="a43d">Thanks for reading. If you enjoyed, please follow this pub. And, for more of my ramblings:</p><div id="daba" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/lo-siento-5b8c3de45c5a"> <div> <div> <h2>“Lo Siento”</h2> <div><h3>A heartfelt apology to my Hispanic “brothers and sisters.”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AwYqZCQ-qLE3rC5-3alWEQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

The Poseur

The same eyes. The same hair. The same, self-possessed air.

But, who is that woman in the mirror?

I stick out my tongue. She does the same. Is this a trick, or just a game?

Who is that woman in the mirror?

Her shirt is wrinkled. Not so, her skin. The skin, I, too, am in.

Who is that woman in the mirror?

She flashes a wink. Executes a twirl. A lingering ghost of that little girl.

I know that woman in the mirror.

She lifts the shirt. And raises the bar. Just enough, to show the scar.

I know that woman in the mirror.

Breasts. Boobs. Tits. So, what shall I call those? Right. Mine, I suppose.

I know that woman in the mirror.

See her reach for the pills? Pop a few in her mouth? Grimace as the pills slide south?

I know that woman in the mirror.

She could use a hug. Some proof of my devotion. But, she/me is frozen.

Sherry McGuinn is a longtime Chicago-area writer and award-winning screenwriter. Her work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and numerous other publications. Sherry’s manager is currently pitching her newest screenplay, a drama with dark, comedic overtones and inspired by a true story.

Thanks for reading. If you enjoyed, please follow this pub. And, for more of my ramblings:

“Lo Siento”

A heartfelt apology to my Hispanic “brothers and sisters.”

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