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Studying
The
Reflected
Image

Tufts
Of snow-white
Hair
Atop a balding
Head

A roadmap of
Lifelines
Crisscrossing
Every inch
Of
The face

Gnarly hands
Resting upon hips
At
An ever expanding
Waistline

Quickly
Reaching out
To touch
The mirror’s surface

Instantly
His
Inner child
Surfaced

Smiling back
At him

Still
Alive and well

Sadje’s What Do You See #185

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Home from college
Just in time
For
Her grandmother’s
75th birthday

Debra’s heart
Skipped a beat
As she cupped her hands
Over Nanna’s eyes
And
Whispered, “Surprise!”

Feeling
For the first time
In two years

The Pandemic had
Finally
Loosened its grip
On their lives

Sadje’s What Do You See Challenge #141