Slipcast-the default expression that your face automatically reverts to when idle

im in the habit of people watching

almost to the point of creepiness

not that i do it to be creepy or stalker-like 

as my significant other often accuses.. 

im just curious i cant help it.

when im driving down the road 

i cant help but look into the cars that pass me by

i try to avoid staring but i often do it without realizing

different facial structures and expressions fascinate me

i love looking at the little quirks that make a persons face unique

their deep dimples, cleft chins, birthmarks, scars and freckles...

when i was in school i had a multitude of faces to study

i probably couldnt remember some of those peoples names 

if my life depended on it but i remember their faces 

their happy face, their im up to something face, 

their i am so about to be grounded for life face

and their everyday slipcast

some of them were very content 

as though they couldnt help but smile

no doubt bitten by some puppy love bug

some of them always looked slightly worried

as though they were always trying to work through 

some nightmare of an algebraic equation

many of them wore the faces of perpetual boredom

shuffling along in their zombie like state

some of them looked like wounded animals 

skittish of all who pass them by just awaiting the next attack

i've been told my own varies between wanderlust

and what i can only describe as the way

you squench up your face when you have a headache.

guess it depends on the day.

people often worry over they way they look in the morning

spend gross amounts of time primping and preparing themselves in the mirror

you worry about how you're going to look when you meet someone for the first time

over analyzing everything from the cowlick in your hair to the scuffs on your shoe

but when you think you're alone, or when your thoughts take you away

the way you look to the outside world is the farthest from your mind

as it should be.

but thats what makes the joy of people watching so fascinating

because when people let go of that worry, a tiny glimmer of their true selves show through