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Somewhere in the humidity of July Location: Ishigaki Island, Okinawa

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I don’t mean that in a narcissistic, Instagram-filter way. I mean it in the way that, when you stare long enough into the black glass of an Ishigaki night, the person staring back is a stranger wearing your face. The humidity has curled my hair like seaweed. The salt from last night’s swim at Kabira Bay still lingers on my skin. -ACT- -Ishigaki- Lover Of Mirror Image

The reflection smiles. I didn’t.

I walked down to the seawall tonight. The moon was a thin slice of yuzu peel. The water was so still it became a floor of black mirrors. Somewhere in the humidity of July Location: Ishigaki

I came here to escape the noise. Instead, I found an echo. The salt from last night’s swim at Kabira

Tonight’s soundtrack: "Yui" by Nenes – for the old Okinawa. Tonight’s drink: Habu-sake (just one sip, for bravery). Tonight’s truth: Maybe loving your mirror image isn't a curse. Maybe it's just the prerequisite for letting anyone else see you at all.