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When I looked in the mirror
I was surprised to see
a much older woman
looking back at me!
When did that gray
start streaking my hair?
Are those really crow's feet
that I see right there?
The eyes a bit droopy,
skin not so smooth;
sporting wrinkles and sags,
where is my youth?
A face that seems weary
with lines that have deepened.
I don't show "character"!
I just look "seasoned"!
Where once was a neck,
jowls have appeared;
a chin that has "doubled"
has sprigs of a beard!
Who is that woman
I see in the mirror?
"It cannot be me!"
I say with a shiver.
I then understand
all the changes I see.
I just need to remember...
that's my mother, not me!
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