The Girl in the Mirror
April 18, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Loneliness, Guilt & Depression
Each morning I look at you
You’ve changed.
Your face was joyous
Your skin so vibrant
Now I look and what do I see
A face yes, but I don’t think its me.
Oh mirror stop reflecting
The pain and the grief
Show me the hope
Show me the spirit
So if I look harder then I can see
Someone with the potential of maybe being me.
Reflections on the past
Show in the mirror
Now let the spirit of the future
Reflect the same way
So when I relax and let myself smile – what do I see?
The person that I dream will become the new me.
Reflections from my bathroom this morning put into an Anna poem (which means a badly written one!)….when I saw the old lady staring back at me! But do you know once that smile had been let loose that reflection looked a whole lot different…..try a smile a day, to keep your aging at bay!!
I can relate to poem so well. I, too often look at myself in the mirror and wonder exactly who I am. I think that’s a part of defining yourself as a woman alone and without that support you used to have. No matter how old we are I guess a change as big as losing one’s spouse leaves you at loose ends. I am trying to find the positives in my life and strive for a better me. That doesn’t take away the feelings of longing but it does give me hope for the future and if we lose hope what else is there?
Leslie – it was prompted because I suddenly realised how old I looked. I almost didn’t recognise the person looking back at me….and that was shocking in a way, actually in a big way. I would go as far as saying that I hated the person looking back…..and I need to find a way of bringing life back to that reflection. Have you seen posted about next Sunday?