Mirror

A little girl asks me
when I look at the mirror
What happened to my dream
of happy peaceful life
the ideal world that was mine
has been left behind
The innocence is lost forever
I am wiser but sad now
I can deal with people and situations
and survive in the world
of adjustments , compromises
compulsions and tensions
still I feel
it would have been better
had I got what I wanted

Sarita Sharma