Facing Myself

What do I look like?

{Photo by Caroline Veronez on Unsplash.}

I have many faces — each one an aspect of me. I am not just two-faced; I am poly-facial. Some faces I create for myself — applying them like make-up. There is the polite smile that glosses my lips in uncomfortable situations. There is my foundation for feigned interest. I have shades for false confidence and insincere humility. I can change the outline of my eyes to show compassion or alarm — distaste or…