Mirror

Mirror
Quizmo LaGrande

“The woman who stands in front of you
is not the one that you once knew;
Sorrow has changed your child-like heart
Love has tortured and scorned the part.

“This mirror reflects a woman past,
One of happiness and dash,
Imagination at a peak,
Ne’re a moment you deemed as weak.”

But sadly as she turns away,
The glass reveals a different day.
Reality, a setting sun.
The answer is—a life undone.

Around she spins and tells the shrew,
“You used to live in days un-blue,
When handsome men would come to call
But now, you choose to thwart them all.

“The mirror, my friend, is merely me.
Are you amazed at what you see?
Once a woman filled with desire.
How many tears extinguished the fire?

“What of vitality and youth?
You are not old, but reflect a truth
That there were better dreams than this,
Fine ideas and idyllic bliss

“Of thinking that the world was yours
An ocean spanning many shores.
Anywhere you cared to go
Your wish would simply make it so.

“Please, my dear, upturn the scorn
It’s fine you choose to be alone,
Just look beyond the sad despair
And marvel at the lady’s flair!"