Alternate Self: The Guardian
One of my selves is a beautiful door, ripened with age and wearing a coat the hue of the Aegean on a cloudless day. My eyes are glass or wood and rimmed with eyelashes of dainty filigree. I safeguard spirits embodied within and mark their comings and goings. "Guardian" © 2009 Meri Arnett-Kremian Strangers may gaze in my eyes but they will not seduce me. I cannot be tricked, for the wisdom of the ages is encoded in my core. I stand vigilant, waiting, watching, protecting. Intruders will rue my strength if they try to harm those I love.