My Mother in the Mirror

I look in the mirror and I see you

for so long I feared that I favored you.

I stare at brown eyes that remind me of you

A smile that you had first,

A resemblance of you.

I look in the mirror and I feel love

Because for so long you raised me to be a better you.

How lucky I am to be born of you

To have your kind spirit

and fierceness designed by you.

I look in the mirror

I am proud to see you.