harbinger

the character of my image, in my mind
stares at me with blank eyes.
i don't even see what it looks like or what its eyes look like
it tilts its head to its right as i tilt mine to the left
it mirrors me, as i hoped it would

it reaches out, caresses my cheek
gently at first
then grips on firmly
as if asking me to see its true face
i still don't see it

it occurs to me i should reach out
i reach out with my hand to caress its cheek
but it somehow goes far away from me
while still caressing me
it reaches me, but i can't reach it

the one thing i'm sure of,
it has dead eyes
it has no smile
another thing i'm sure of: its non existence.