Self-Portrait

Face reminiscent of a long gone grandmother 

my own dark eyes echoed in the faces of all my family 

Uneven hair brushing against rounded flushed cheeks 

Lipstick hurriedly painted across full lips that I can't keep closed 

This face isn't mine, it's borrowed, a loan unpaid  

Passed down, like a name or a fortune, 

One that I will pass down, too.