Some years ago my sister gave to me a gift

It was a magnifying mirror, I was a little miffed

Was she trying to tell me something, was there something I should know?

What it revealed was shocking and it gave me quite a blow

 

My magnifying mirror multiplies by ten

What I saw looking back was a nasty shock back then

I hadn’t realised, well, because I couldn’t see

The make-up all around my eyes was applied haphazardly

 

Mascara thick and clumpy, foundation highlighting each crack

I looked so old and crinkly I nearly had a heart attack

I literally hadn’t noticed how craggy I’d become

All the wrinkles everywhere - look what the sun had done!

 

I then became obsessive, there, mirror revealed to me

Hairs had sprouted everywhere, I looked like Mrs Yeti

Ignorance had been bliss before, I thought I looked alright

Luckily my sister saw I looked a blooming sight

 

Now I take it everywhere, it’s not because I’m vain

If I don’t check in regularly, rogue hairs sprout again

It’s always in my handbag to give me peace of mind

So ‘sis did me a favour, she was only being kind