The Mirror Doesn'T Lie
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Fictional parody poem, about growing old, inspired after watching a very funny rerun episode of the Golden Girls. Lol
I looked in the mirror yesterday
Where have all the years gone by?
When did I get so old and dry?
Where have all my dreams gone by?
Where did the young girl with a smile go?
When did these lines find my face?
Where is the twinkle that was in my eyes?
Is that something you can misplace?
I was going to go to college
I ended up married instead
Soon after I became a mother
My secret desires from the world I hid
The face that stared at me was aging
The skin not pretty and young
When did all of this happen?
I feel my life's just begun
My children are now much older
They don't need me as much
At least not like in days gone by
Maybe it's time to do something for me
Maybe I'll try to fly
The mirror doesn't lie to us
But that doesn't mean that things can't change
If we will just be willing
I'll work real hard to reach my dreams
I'll see things through to the end
And the next time I look in the mirror
Maybe...then I'll find myself a friend!
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2004
Copyright © Dorian Petersen Potter | Year Posted 2014
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