Mirror

Perspective
Reversed
Slowly
Look at me and see
Your flaws, your beauty, your growth.
Look at me and see the nose you got from your father.
Look at me and see the smile you got from your mother.
Time speeds backwards. Time speeds forward.
Old. Young Everything, all at once.
Look at me and see the you you want others to see.
The good parts they miss.
The good parts I amplify.
Look at me and see the you you hide.
The ugly parts that you can’t ignore.
The ugly parts I magnify.
Don’t cover me with a blanket.
Don’t turn away.
Come and see.
Look at me.