Act

Reflections as I work to portray the ultimate beauty

I act

My career depends on me being able to copy others

To create breathing humans with such finite ticks that they seem real

People you could meet on the street

I’m an actor so I notice everything

I steal habits away from others

How they talk

How they sit

How they walk

But when I see you, I’m stumped

Because no matter the effort i put in

I just can’t steal you away

The way your eyes shine

The way your voice rolls from your tongue

How delicate your movements are as you go about your day

You are wondrous and magnificent

And endless beauty

You deny it with small smiles

(They’re as bright as the moon)

And a small shake of your head

(Your hair surrounds you like a halo)

But it’s true

You’re magnificent and wonderful and exotic

And endangered animal, wild and captivating

I am an actor

I’ve tried countlessly to replicate you

To display the marvel that is you to others

I’ve never succeeded said task

No matter how long I could study you

Nothing could capture the beauty of the original