Who am I?

A mirror cannot show what we cannot see

It cannot show what was or will be

It can only show what is superficial

What masks who we are at our core

A smile that flashes momentarily

Or the disbelief as eyes start to focus

I continue to look voluntarily

While I study the reflection for more

Who are you and what have you done?

What accomplishments have you accrued?

I am a father, a brother, a son

I am everyone and I am no one, I conclude

How did I get here, to this age and this stature?

In looking, not a moment have I been able to capture

Each has been fleeting and folded into the next

The speed with which they’ve passed leaves me completely vexed

Gathering my senses about me I look past the figure

I look beyond and recognize something much bigger

I see the path that I’ve taken, the complexity it’s had

I’m encouraged, I’m whole, I’m no longer sad

I remember the events that led to this day

I remember the One that showed me the way

My hand He has held from birth until now

He hasn’t let me go, He doesn’t know how

I am so much more than the reflection I see

That simple, hollow image looking back at me

I have reason to hope, even though I am flawed

Because I am a child of the Living God!

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