Surely not this person looking back at thee.
The sadness in her eyes, the gray in her hair,
made her look tired and left her soul bare.
Mirror, oh mirror, whom do you see?
Surely not this person looking back at thee.
With achy bones and a weary heart,
all she ever wanted was just a fresh start.
Mirror, oh mirror, whom do you see?
Surely not this person looking back at thee.
A free-spirited girl long left behind,
now stands a woman trying to bear in mind.
Mirror, on mirror, whom do you see?
Surely not this person looking back at thee.
That with every line on her face and pound that she gained,
She learned to be happy and never be restrained.
***I have written this piece for a group on Facebook that I have joined, BFF Blogging For Fun. Interested in more...click on the picture below to take you there.
Susan--this was great!! I think I find a little of myself in each of those lines--especially the last two. Wonderful write :) Jenn
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenn! Don't know where this came from as I am not very good at poems. When I read the topic for this blog, somehow it just all started to flow out of my mind and onto the page. I think this describes, very simply, who I really am today. So glad you were able to find a little bit of you in me...
ReplyDeleteLOvely post!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your last two lines!
ReplyDeleteThat poem CLEARLY spoke to me. LOL.... I look in the mirror and I wonder where that young girl went. I looked like my Mom for a long time, now I look like my Grandmother. And...seriously...I wonder why my bones don't squeak
ReplyDeleteI love your poem!
What a wonderful poem and one that really has a lot of truth in it as we age! I am already starting to look in the mirror and wonder when I got gray hairs and where the young girl went that I used to be.
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Terrific job, Susan. Very "soulful." I, like others, love the end. I'd like to add one more line that doesn't necessarily rhyme: "And she lived happily ever after." Cheers! Great work!
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