I am Shaina, an outgoing, caring, and creative person. Some of the most important things to me are my family, friends, drawings, and writings. The outside environment inspires most things in my life, including my art and writings. Everything from Central Park to the strangers I see on the subway remind me of things and ideas and other people in my life. I enjoy reading a lot, and other essays, poems, and paintings often inspire me creatively, as I enjoy trying to replicate aspects of them I like the most.
Who is it that stares
Back at me
One of three
Or one of thee.A gaze leveled at me
I am forced to look back
I mirror myself
Reflecting the gaping hole where the eyes should be.The figures hunch
Like witches in a children’s fairy tale
Encircling a cauldron
Holding knowledge one could only wish to seeAs the figures look out at me
I wonder what they seeDo they whisper?
Sharing judgments of my features
My posture too low
Sinking into the ground like the cloths they are draped inOr do they vie to speak with me
To share their knowledge
Hidden behind deceptively empty facesThe gaze of three looks out at me
Returning my thoughts back for all to see.