Reflections

As I look into my mirror

What do I really see?

I see a face of sorrow -----

And that face belongs to me.

It's the face that used to smile

Back at me each day -----

Before I lost the love

That made it look that way.

It now betrays my loneliness -----

Is that a tear within my eye?

Yes, I can see the heart-break

That makes me want to cry.

I tried to hide my feelings -----

In hopes they'd disappear

But looking in the mirror -----

I can see that they're still here.

Yes, my mirror tells a story

Of a love that ceased to be,

I see a face of sorrow -----

And that face belongs to me.

Pearl E. Cain