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Nowhere to Go

Christopher Hivner

Sitting and wondering
about the face I see
in the mirror across the room.
It’s me,
but who am I?
Am I my receded hairline,
my poor eyesight,
the mustache I’ve had
since I was 16
and have never shaved off?
Am I my brain
that can’t seem to remember
my keys when I leave the house
but can tell you
what year a movie
or favorite album was released,
pointless information
that sticks to me
like peanut butter,
it’s fun
but I can’t get rid of it.
So who am I?
Been working on that question
for decades
and I’m still not sure.
I make it through
each day
without knowing
so maybe it doesn’t matter,
perhaps existential dilemmas
are bullshit,
no win, no loss,
just contemplation
that goes nowhere
because there’s nowhere to go.

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