"Mirror, mirror
What do you see?
Who is that
Looking back at me?"

I see a wounded warrior
Who bears the battle scars
Yet gazes upon the bountiful sky
Her eyes full of stars

"Really?
Wow!
Tell me,
What you see now!

I see a frightened girl
In the form of an adult
Her own worst critic
When it comes to her faults

"Yes, that's true!
That really is so!
Tell me,
What else do you know?"  

I know her heart is still tender
Yet firm and strong, like a drum
It beats for hope and faith
For whatever love may come

She struggles with her value
She doubts herself, no doubt
But she hasn't given up on herself
That's what courage is about

"Okay, okay!
There's too much to hear!
Why do I keep searching
For answers in this mirror?"

Well, there comes a time you have to see yourself
And then pause to behold your reflection
And then there comes another time
To stop all the self-inspection

For your reflection of who you are
Changes, coinciding with the years
And your beauty lies within
Not dictated by a mirror

"I'll take those words to heart
Without the self-condemning stare!
Acceptance is so refreshing
When looking in the mirror"