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In the mirror

by Mingrui

At the edge of the city in summer,

In a corner of the World Trade Center.

Facing the tall black wall,

Snowflakes flutter in the air,

Yet cannot make her in the mirror change her mind,

And she murmurs:

“The impulse to change my fate

Has turned into uncontrollable hatred.

Day and night, I feel my brain

Wanting to murder the other parts of my body.”

So I shattered the mirror,

Only to find countless more of her.