Mirror

Scratched into the surface of the bathroom mirror were the words, “Your future is made by what you do next.”

It seemed serious, earnest in what it was trying to convey, but it felt very out of place. The next thing anyone who read it would be doing would probably be washing his hands. That’s it—this anonymous poet was attempting to make a simple bathroom stop a pivotal point for the lives of many. A cleansing perhaps. The washing of hands would be a symbolism of cleaning a person’s record and creating a blank slate. The past would be the past and they could be whoever they wanted to be from that point on.

Or maybe the author of the writing was not a poet; maybe he was being quite literal. His statement was very true. Every action a person makes directly alters their future and changes their options to follow. /….

I started this piece with an idea but realized it wasn't how I wanted it. I plan on starting over but with a new initial message on the mirror. I want the message to be something that holds no philosophical meaning (and is maybe somewhat crude) but that could be taken in a way that makes it appear it's author may have put very deep thought into it. With this, I'll take it through various directions, pondering what it means and what the author's intentions were.