GLANCING IN THE MIRROR

By Dianne Moritz

He says, “I can’t wait for tomorrow.”

Spicy cologne splashes his craggy face.

Warm steam sweats the cool glass,

as she giggles and plays along.

“Because I get better looking every day!”

Watching him comb back thick, gray

feathered hair, goosebumps prickle

her thin arms.  She steps close, kisses

his damp, worn cheek, startled to see

crow’s feet scratching the corners of her eyes.

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Dianne Moritz writes poetry and picture books for children. Adult essays have been published in The NY Times, LA Times, Woman’s World, Romantic Homes, Sunday Woman, Our Iowa, and others. Online memoir pieces have been in Fewer Than 500. Spillwords, The Drabble, Writing in a Woman’s Voice, and elsewhere. Visit her website: diannemoritz.wordpress.com and her author page on amazon.com.