the wife of a photographer

We have one mirror in this house.

It is in the master bath

and I've challenged it

to give me the face

I need for the camera.

Powdered cheeks

pouty lips

heavy lidded eyes.

I hold my breath

the click is decisive.

And then,

the face that shoots back at me

is exposed right through.

Powdered cheeks

pouty lips

heavy lidded eyes.

It's just me.