millie says step out of mirror’s way

step out of mirror’s way today. although it can be convenient to fix one’s hair on the subway, check out the absence of green in between the whites on a spoon, and notice how you’ve aged in a pond, sometimes it’s less burdensome to avoid concentrating on every line, pore, blemish and expression and be carefree like back in the old country when you used to hop scotch and throw dirt balls, still in your stockings not giving a thought for days to how you presented to others. they thought your skin and hair looked shiny and healthy and your personality shone from the inside out anyway so when you get a chance to throw away mirror mirror on the wall….

xox dr millie lytle nd