She's You - She'll Always Be You

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This old gal…

Was powdering her face…as that grandmother of hers would call it…up earlier than normal…had an appointment out of town…

The sun…hitting at a different angle…highlighting things…usually in shadow…that movie Mulan…popped into the head…

Those daughters of mine…watched it over and over…singing the songs…acting out scenes…looking into a pretend pool of water…imagining a reflection…

Who is that girl I see…
Staring straight…back at me…
Why is that reflection someone I…don’t know…

And here it is…25 years later…Mulan me wondering…the same thing…but instead of reflecting…and regretting…she’s going to readjust…and reinvent…

Who is that girl I see…staring straight back at me…she’s you…62 year old…amazing you…a different version…a newer version…a beautiful…version…

She’s you…and she’ll always…be you…nothing…can change that…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…