OctPo Day 24: Make-up

I had a hard time connecting with today's prompt, which uses reality-based competition shows as a reference. I haven't ever watched any of them. The word prompts are dance, fashion, make-up, and tattoos. When I think of make-up, my mind goes to all of the mornings I've looked in the mirror, and  I think of the decades of subtle changes that happen over time. We look every day, but don't really notice. And then at some point, BAM! You notice the changes. 

Looking glass

mirror mirror

there is no
question of
fairness

as years
quietly pass

and what
was bright 

and fresh

takes on a

patina that
at first glance

seems worn

and without

luster

but

upon longer

contemplation

is alight

from
within