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Mirror

By jfarrell

I look in the mirror

To see an old, stupid man

Staring back.

My eyes are more sunken,

Than I remember,

Dark, shadowed.

Dumbass

Isn’t tatooed on my forehead,

But, somehow, I see the words there.

But…

If I apply a little soap

And wash the mirror, and rinse…

Is that the next prime minister, looking back?

The next biggest rock star?

( I doubt that )

The next Stephen King?

( I still got my fingers crossed )

The next teacher to inspire a student

To become a doctor and cure cancer?

Maybe..

‘Do you want fries with that?’ stares back;

Sat outside tesco’s, with my hand out, stares back;

Maybe nothing stares back.