Dear Mirror Poem by Marietta Pereira

Mirror mirror on the wall,

I think you don't quite see it all
Silvered and salted hair I'd fain conceal
But my tender heart
Bydeeds I shall reveal.

Zeroing in on that extra inch or curve
On the surface can't you discern that steely nerve?
You dwell upon line and wrinkle
But don't you miss the merry eyes that twinkle?

Never mind that double chin
There is a gentle woman hidden deep within
My jeans alas have gone three sizes larger
I don't think I can stretch them any farther.

Mirror, dear mirror,
My sagging figure and face
I know too well have sadly fallen from grace
But underneath that drab and flab you see
Is a beautiful, warm and spirited me.

A daughter, a wife, a sister or a mother
To my parents, husband, children or brother
I bring to all I do the feminine touch
If not for me, their lives would lose so much.

One day at a time is all to which I aspire
In your esteem may I rise just a little higher?




Mirror mirror on the wall,

I think you don't quite see it all
Silvered and salted hair I'd fain conceal
But my tender heart
Bydeeds I shall reveal.

Zeroing in on that extra inch or curve
On the surface can't you discern that steely nerve?
You dwell upon line and wrinkle
But don't you miss the merry eyes that twinkle?

Never mind that double chin
There is a gentle woman hidden deep within
My jeans alas have gone three sizes larger
I don't think I can stretch them any farther.

Mirror, dear mirror,
My sagging figure and face
I know too well have sadly fallen from grace
But underneath that drab and flab you see
Is a beautiful, warm and spirited me.

A daughter, a wife, a sister or a mother
To my parents, husband, children or brother
I bring to all I do the feminine touch
If not for me, their lives would lose so much.

One day at a time is all to which I aspire
In your esteem may I rise just a little higher?