The Stranger in the Mirror

The Stranger in the Mirror
copyright 2001 Patricia M. Shannon

Who is that stranger I see in the mirror?
I wonder who it can be.
That middle-aged person with gray-streaked hair,
looking out at me.

I don't have wrinkles and age spots I know,
so it is plain to see -
that person I see staring out of the mirror
simply can't be me.

I used to think life was so vast,
I could do all that I cared.
But now I find life is racing so fast,
I'm running in place, but getting nowhere.

While there's so many books I still want to read,
so many things to do,
so many places I haven't been,
so many things to learn about you.

So, who is that stranger I see in the mirror?
I wonder who it can be.
That middle-aged person with gray-streaked hair,
simply can't be me.