man I now see

I had myself fooled

into believing I was something

more

than what I am

the truth

the reality

I am nothing more than

a middle aged man

it is hard

to wake up one day

and realize your dreams

are just that

Dreams!!!

it is hard to accept that

what you see in your mind

is not

what others see

it is hard to accept

that I will never be

that man again

we all try to keep

a little of the younger us

inside

but

looking in the mirror

I realize

mirrors don't lie

there is no amount of

Photo Shop

that can change the truth

I want to fight

tooth and nail

but

what is left to fight

I am all alone

in the ring

I now realize

that the person

I was fighting most of all

was the person

I have now become

the man that is now me

and

will be me

until

the day I die

it is time to say

good bye

time to grow up

face the truth

face reality

face...

Time

and

be happy

with the man i now see

in the mirror

September 5, 2014