Vanity

You are vanity 
No one can compare to you 
Men grovel and sway 
Women want to be like you 
Sad, the mirror is one way 

If it were two way 
you might know how you are seen 
from the other side 
Yours shows not your inner self 
that your outer mask does hide
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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December 7, 2024 at 7:46 AM
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