The Magic Mirror

by Mateo Lopez

Published: Apr 3, 2026
Category: Melancholy

I look into the silver glass,
And watch the fleeting moments pass.
The face that looks right back at me,
Is not the one I used to be.

The lines of laughter, marks of tears,
The sum of all my passing years.
A stranger with familiar eyes,
Beneath the same old painted skies.