Mirror, Mirror
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
Mirror, mirror, by the sink,
tell me what you truly think.
Am I fat or am I thin?
Will I lose or should I win?
Am I short? Perhaps too tall?
Are my ears a bit too small?
Is my nose exactly right?
Do I have an overbite?
Am I weak or super strong?
Is my hair too short or long?
Am I smart or rather dumb?
Can you say what I’ll become?
Am I nerdy? Am I cool?
Am I awful? Do I rule?
Am I great or do I stink?
Mirror, mirror by the sink.
— Linda Knaus and Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 1
Topics: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes, Wacky Weirdness
Poetic Techniques: List Poems, Lyric & Dramatic Poems, Repetition
Word Count: 99
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
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