Sitting down I look about my office and see,

Standing by the mirror I cast a glance at myself,

Surrounded all around by past accomplishment,

A simple man yet I am,

For all I have done, seen, touched, performed, and such n’ such,

No longer the man I was,

But the man I am becoming is someone I care to know,

Now that is a change,

For so long I saw a monster in that mirror,

Now I see an aging man,

Battling life for myself and another,

Though life comes with pain,

I never lost myself inside the mirror pane,

Letting go of those past mistakes,

Maybe I might miss some people’s embrace,

It matters not for life is for the beholden to decide,

Let those who behold pass no judgment,

For it really matters not,

For a moment there might be a wave and crash,

Yet when all settles,

It is just I, a man alone, looking into the mirror,

At a smile all my own.