There\u2019s a mirror in every child\u2019s bedroom
\nevery now and then, when you turn on the light
\na small flash pierces through the emergence
\n– blink and miss it –
\nsome catch a glimpse of it, some never do,
\nmost don\u2019t know what it is
\nexcuses made to ignore what we already know
\n– an old trick of the eye, headache –
\nwhen your parents tuck you in and turn off your light
\nthe split second is all it takes for the unfortunate ones
\nas a flash rises from the mirror and looms above you
\n– where are you?\u00a0–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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