Mistaken Identities: Unrecognizable
Unrecognizable
I glanced
at myself
while passing
the mirror
the other day
and I couldn’t
believe my eyes
the woman
staring back at
me had caught
me by surprise
where did all
the years go
my how time
has flown
I’m old now
and the wrinkles
do show
my body is
ailing
my hair is grey
I don’t recognize
myself any more
when I looked in
the mirror
at first I thought
I had
mistaken
myself for
someone else,
but then I
realized the
harsh truth –
staring back at me
had caught me
by surprise
where did all
the years go
my how time
has flown
I’m old now
it was me
that I saw
how could it be
not a mistaken identity?