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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Drama / Human Interest
- Subject: Aging / Maturity
- Published: 01/10/2023
Who is this Woman in the Mirror
Born 1960, F, from San Antonio Texas, United StatesWho is this woman
in the mirror?
When did her hair turn gray?
What happened to the young girl who used
to laugh and play?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
Where is the grace and charm?
What happened to the
young girl who used to play on the farm?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
When did these
wrinkles appear?
What happened to the young girl whose parents
used to call dear?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
Who is offered
a seniors discount fee.
What happened to the
young girl who couldn’t
get a drink
without her ID.
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
Who has so
many an ache?
What happened to
the young girl who went skinny
dipping in the lake?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
When did her eyes
dull with age?
What happened to the
young girl whose
life was an empty page?
Who is this woman in the mirror?
Who is this Woman in the Mirror(Shirley Smothers)
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
When did her hair turn gray?
What happened to the young girl who used
to laugh and play?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
Where is the grace and charm?
What happened to the
young girl who used to play on the farm?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
When did these
wrinkles appear?
What happened to the young girl whose parents
used to call dear?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
Who is offered
a seniors discount fee.
What happened to the
young girl who couldn’t
get a drink
without her ID.
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
Who has so
many an ache?
What happened to
the young girl who went skinny
dipping in the lake?
Who is this woman
in the mirror?
When did her eyes
dull with age?
What happened to the
young girl whose
life was an empty page?
Who is this woman in the mirror?
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Gerald R Gioglio
02/22/2023Very nice..and very real, Shirley. Thanks. Happy Story Star week. Well done
ReplyHelp Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
02/25/2023Thank you Gerald. Too true for many of us.
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
02/21/2023Thank you Shelly. I look at the Mirror and think WTH happened? LOL! Thanks.
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Lillian Kazmierczak
02/20/2023What realistic view of aging. At some point most women feel this way. It was a terrific poem! Congratulations on short story star of the week!
ReplyHelp Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
02/20/2023Thank you Lillian. I look at myself and refuse to believe I got this old. LOL! Thank you so much for your kind words.
Help Us Understand What's Happening
JD
02/19/2023I think many of us can relate to this one, Shirley. Thanks for sharing it. Happy short story STAR of the week! :-)
ReplyHelp Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
02/20/2023Thank you JD. My Inner Child says WTH did you do to yourself. LOL! Thank you so much!
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
01/12/2023Thank you Radrook. I don't write as often. I have run out of ideas. I wanted to express the disconnection I felt to myself. Thank you again.
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
01/11/2023Thank you Candra. I wrote this to express the disconnection I felt. Young at heart but an aging body.
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shelly Garrod
01/10/2023Great poem Shirley. Old age has a way of creeping up on us.
Blessings Shelly
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
01/11/2023Thank you Shelly. I wanted to express how disconnected I felt to This Woman in the Mirror.
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
01/10/2023Thank you Aleena. I wrote a poem of how I try not to look to closely at myself. Thank you.
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