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Mirror Views

I’ve seen you look at me everyday

And I can see you have changed

I’ve seen you as a sprightly young kid

I seen suffer with those teenage zits.

I’ve seen you as a handsome young man

I’ve seen you applying your fake tan.

I’ve seen you pass your test

I’ve seen you dressed up in your Sunday best.

I’ve seen you as a middle-aged man

I’ve seen you bemoan the departure of your Nan.

I’ve seen you hold your first child

I have seen you thanking your daughter for your first grandchild.

I was there when you retired

I have seen you looking at me grey and tired. 

I am a mirror and I have seen.

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Debbie Guzzi Date: 6/11/2009 4:00:00 PM ahhh what we see and what we remember! Light & Love (keep looking!) Login to Reply

Janetta Harrington Date: 3/28/2009 1:12:00 AM not only are you the mirror but are you a gentile mirror. fantastic and i love it. janetta Login to Reply

Jo Hayton Date: 3/13/2009 4:50:00 PM Gosh Gareth, a life in one poem, so beautiful written through a mirror, absolutely wonderful... Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 3/13/2009 10:30:00 AM I like the way you use the mirror to reflect on the cycle of life, Gareth, and the way you mixed both humor (zits, fake tan) and sadness. Truly captivating! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 3/13/2009 9:06:00 AM Such an amazing poem, the words flowing, I could see the progress of life, very, very well done.. Spirit and Soul, Constance Login to Reply