Mutual Narcissists

i am selfish as any other;
did i fool you

a well-constructed 
façade collapses and 

i am small - again

thick with unmet needs, 
a ravenous hunger for 

unable to extend 
the benefit of, 
overcome by doubt 

we ignore a 
beauty we might 
have mirrored 

face-to-face
with our kindred, 
secret ugly selves 

is this the end 
of an impossible 
innocence

or the path to 
a more honest us