You keep cleaning the mirror, 
wiping away dust, 
breathing on it, 
trying to make it clear. 

You say, “When it’s spotless, I’ll finally see.” 
But the more you wipe, 
the more smudges appear. 
The mirror seems never quite clean. 

What you don’t see is this: 
the mirror was never dirty. 
Only your effort fogged the glass. 

Stop wiping for a moment.
Just look.

Even the fingerprints,
the streaks of your searching,
they reflect perfectly.
Every imperfection shines.

The mirror has always been doing its work,
it reflects.
That’s all.
That’s everything.

You don’t need to polish awareness.
You just need to see that you are it.