I dreamed I was a lipstick in a museum

It was a glass case in a quiet room, and the lights were just right—soft, like the moment before a thunderstorm. I wasn’t being worn, not exactly. I was being studied. A woman with kind eyes leaned close, whispering to herself, 'This one’s still alive.' I didn’t know if that meant the pigment was fresh or if I was somehow… aware. The worst part? I couldn’t remember what I’d been before. Just the weight of being chosen, and the fear that someone might try to use me again.