A defective Reflective

I look in the mirror and what do i see ?

An image of someone who looks just like me

A man in his prime,not troubled by time

I hiold in my stomach and push out my chest

In a slim fit shirt can still look my best

But is this reflection a welcome deception?

I look once again and the image that's there

Is someone who stoops and is losing their hair

Don't want to see it , don't want to believe it

Wrinkles and creases and sagging of skin

Ravages of time, I know I can't win

So what can I do when I know this is true

Parkinsons your new pal adds to this truth

As you say goodbye to your old pal youth

We'll my health is not bad, I'm still on my feet

My heart is strong and I don't miss a beat

Don't need to impress when I take off my vest

My character, that's something that needs to be worked on

So love ones will remember one day when I'm gone

Not by my fitness, not by my size

But by the thoughtfulness and love in my eyes

So the time is short and there's hard work ahead

To change what's important inside of my head

Beauty is only as deep as your skin

Time to bring to the surface what's deeper within

Time to focus my gaze, it all becomes clear

To make a difference in the time that I'm here

Is not with my body that's falling apart

But with the feelings I have in my heart

I look in the mirror and what do I see?

A man who is smiling, looking straight back at me