Mirror Image by Merlyn

The Image I see when I look in a mirror has been changing my whole life but in my mind the person I feel like has only made a few changes.

For the first part of my life there was a young boy that had thought he had been able to put his past behind him. He did not have any fear of the future. I still like that Image.

Then there was a 34 year old guy that had finally put everything behind him and started over. I stayed 34 years old for the next 30 years. I loved that Image anything and everything was possible. I even looked good in the mirror.

Then something happened Life got boring, I started to feel like time was passing me by. I gained a lot of weight and the Image started to look like a fat old man. I don’t even like to think about that Image

I started to push myself to change it; I lost 60 lbs.

I moved out of a 28 year relationship that was not working anymore and I started over.

I like the Image I see today, I have some problems but I know I can fix them. My favorite number is 69 and I will be 69 years old for a whole year starting next month.

© 18 March 2013

About the Author

I'm a retired gay man now living in Denver Colorado with my partner Michael. I grew up in the Detroit area. Through the various kinds of work I have done I have seen most of the United States. I have been involved in technical and mechanical areas my whole life, all kinds of motors and computer systems. I like travel, searching for the unusual and enjoying life each day.