Face in the Mirror

She looks into the mirror and a smiling face stares back

She turns the tap and hot water begins to flow

She takes off her shirt and it falls to the floor in a heap

The rising steam condenses on her skin

Droplets running down her chest are absorbed be her bra

She pulls her long brown hair back behind her head

She closes her eyes and splashes her face

Water runs down her arms and neck and drip into the sink

She reaches for the soap and sponge as she stares

The paint is running in colorful rivers down her cheeks

She scrubs away the false face she wore today

And after a rinse a sorrowful face stares back at her