When I Look in the Mirror
Copyright © 2005 by Tiki Kritzer Seger. All rights reserved.
When I look in the mirror,
I see new lines on my face.
I go dancing in the evening,
and feel completely out of place.
My daughter wears bikinis;
I don't go bathing anymore.
Wearing sun hats and caftans,
I stroll along deserted shores.
When I think about my teenage years,
I can't believe that that was me;
flirting wildly and dancing in the rain,
full of dreams and feeling free...
My mother comes to visit;
she looks so old and frail.
She tells me that she feels so strong,
but she's no longer young and hale.
When I look in the mirror,
I see new gray strands in my hair.
There is dignity and strength,
where I was once so young and fair.