mirror, mirror on the wall

my somewhat strange interpretation of love

Mirror mirror on the wall
1-5-03

Love is like a mirror--
You look into it time and time again
Hoping you'll see something new--
That everything will be perfect--
But instead you see the same image
You have always seen--

Maybe the picture is a little different,
But it is still full of flaws--
A new one appears--an old one finally fades.
Some days the picture is better--sometimes worse.
Over the years, it changes--you grow older and wiser--
You learn to cover up your flaws--
To pretend that they are not there for a little while.

But even the most skillful of artists
Must remove their makeup sometime.
The moment of truth comes for us all.
And it is then--in life and in love,
You must look in to the mirror--and choose
Whether or not to embrace what you see.