the reflector

Their eyes fixate on me

Well on their way,

Vulnerable, tender, insecure

Staring deeply, trying to fix themselves.

What do they see in me?

I ask myself as a woman pulls on her earrings

But I am sitting at a high top

At a busy intersection

Inside a döner kebab shop

behind reflective glass.

They see nothing past themselves

I realize as I wipe hummus off my lip.