I Try to Thin Down

i try to thin down

i try to thin down
this image of me
built up by your
appointed distance
measured
in degrees
of safety

i try to thin down
this need
for our fingers
to crisscross
as though it takes two
to hide anything
worth hiding

i try to thin down
this growing solitude –
the one that enjoys
whittling down all of
the rest, the one that holds
a magic mirror
to my everyday face
.

Yi-Ching Lin

Posted over on her site Yi's Bits on "Healthy Doses"