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photo credit : American Native Graphic
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standing in front of the mirror
noticing my face started to wrinkled
oh…., I am getting older
along with time
t i m e
could you stop for a while
then I could delay
the spreading wrinkles
but,
it won’t stop
it doesn’t care
it doesn’t understand
it just keep on running
while wrinkles keep on spreading
hmmm….,
let’s forget the wrinkles
please just stop
although only for a moment
I need to take a breath
to put some make-up to thinning of the wrinkles
She moves slow in the crowd
People grumbling about her
why …., what’s the matter?
she doesn’t understand
that she is the barrier
look in the mirror
trying to find wrong
nothing ….but wrinkles and gray hair
shaky hands with appearing veins
re look into the mirror
staring eyes to eyes
try to believe what she saw
but still confusing
“Grandma” a little girl approaching
She looks at her, smiling with doubt
again look in the mirror
she just realized, time has changed her
She takes the little girl on her lap
whispered, you are the fact of my life
The evidence of sixty-four year journey of my life
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– mei _
m e i r o 