Mirror

I looked in a mirror the other day

for the first time in a while.

Not because I don’t like how I look,

although there are a few things I could change, 

but rather 

I don’t come across them 

as often as I thought I would growing up.

Like you know how you see tv shows 

and you have a character that’s really vain 

who seems to just have mirrors around 

and is always looking at them?

I kinda thought 

there would be more mirrors out here 

in the real world 

but I guess 

you don’t find what you don’t seek 

and I don’t often go looking for mirrors.

I guess I don’t feel the need 

to see myself 

because I know 

I’m already there.

I generally have an idea 

of what I look like at most times.

Although, 

if something’s out of line with my appearance 

then let me know 

because I don’t often look in mirrors.

I think I spend enough time 

observing the inside of myself 

to make sure that they are all in check 

and a mirror can’t show you that. 

Only what's on the outside 

so I don’t often look in mirrors.

So anyway,

I looked in a mirror the other day 

for the first time in a while

and saw myself as I appeared to be

but not as I felt I was.