Reflections of Life
By
Jayne Marie Shelby
The mirror lies, it can not see
The reflection of the person I will be
It judges not what’s in my heart
It shows the truth of a very slow start
The steps I take with a great deal of pain
Are so slow I can hardly see the gain
The years go by and my time is lost
In the hearts of my family I see the frost
The truths I tell are at a slow pace
For I know in the end I will loose the race
I pay the price each and every day
For no one will love me or be willing to stay
I have no choice in what I must do
There’s not much difference between me and you
I lived a lie for so many years
And kept to myself my many tears
Should I take the chance or wait to retire
But who knows how long before my life will expire
I came so close and put a gun to my head
I felt so much pain that I wished to be dead
I raised the kids, they were never neglected
Now they know the truth and now I’m rejected
Lord give me the strength and the courage to be
The reflection of the person I will some day see
Written 10/14/98