Love Poem: Mirror Mirror Who Is That
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Written by: Sally Eslinger

Mirror Mirror Who Is That

Mirror, Mirror, Who Is That?

Who is that
Sleeping close enough
 To dream of kissing my nose…?
Well, almost…

Who is that who keeps inside 
Of him the man I’ve loved 
For more than forty years?

Who is that whose hair — once mink brown —
Appears whiter these days…now blending with
 Pillowcase white at night?

ngth Who is that who’s kidnapped
My darling, young husband, bearing
— I thought — the strength of youth for all of life?

With the decades passing…with their toll on
Our looks, bones, and veins, along comes this 
Rage!  How each night it thieves a bit of youth 
     for a ransom of age!

Who is that, then, who could ask who I am?  
My heart’s love — just as his — is deeper, no older
Than when we met and married …still keeping
Each new dawn full with hope, and for our life ahead,
     we still author dreams’ envisioning.
     


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(c) sally yougeslinger 11/17/2023