There exists a switch.
When the switch is up.
I see myself. Lit up.
I see myself. Authentic.
I see myself. Beautiful.
I see myself. Patient.
I see myself. Loving.
I see myself. Hopeful.
I see myself. Tears of joy.
When the switch is down.
I see someone else. In the dark.
I see someone else. Pretending.
I see someone else. Malformed.
I see someone else. Anxious.
I see someone else. Furious.
I see someone else. Hopeless.
I see someone else. Tears of despair.
Who keeps turning my switch off?