day in, day out I am confronted,

 

I stare into the bathroom mirror and

try to recognize the person staring back,

 

the mirror looks perplexed, perturbed 

at my lack of recognition, disappointed,

 

I see the face, grimace, contorting to

make a faux maniacal smile, I lean

closer to inspect it and get a clearer

picture

 

the mirror agape, seems to say

‘whoa, back off, what is your problem’,

 

duly chastised I recoil, whilst trying to

decide whether I like what I see,

 

the mirror smirks at my concern

‘same time tomorrow then‘?

© Graham R Sherwood 07/25