Trapped within this aging face <br />I long so to be free <br />Reflected in the mirror <br />A woman, that's not me <br /> <br />Where's the young girl that I knew <br />Not so very long ago <br />I have to keep on searching <br />Till I find the one I know <br /> <br />The person looking back at me <br />I do not recognize <br />And yet I see resemblance <br />As I gaze into her eyes <br /> <br />I trace the lines upon her brow <br />The creases round her nose <br />I stare so long, she winks at me <br />And strikes a knowing pose <br /> <br />It's only me the face replies <br />A bit older, that is true <br />Come back and visit me again <br />When you're ready to be you<br /><br />Evelyn Macdonald<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/trapped-102/
