Acquaintances' Faces (They Blur Together)

There are so many ways to become acquainted

With a person's face.

Of course, there's the regular way,

and strangely I seem to practice it regularly.

Of course, there's also the TV,

and various other celebrity-smeared screens,

Though where the average see an actor,

This writer sees only the character,

(and perhaps others that look much like each other).

The number–and similarity–of faces keeps building.

The world grows less like many faces and more like a gradation,

To the point that I recognize everyone,

With no idea how I remember them.