Mirror

Ever walk by a mirror and get mesmerized looking at yourself? I have, many a times. It's like I'm trying to understand myself. Sometimes I catch myself looking so lifeless and I wonder if I really go around looking like that. Other times I'm puzzled by how odd I look. As if I can't seem to see me outside of myself. I see all my flaws and all my swirls of thoughts that make no sense. I think of horrid things I've done and wonder if it can be seen on my face, gazing in my eyes. It's like the person in the mirror is someone completely cut off from what's inside me. And yet I know she's part of me, and I desire to know her. How do I love the person in the mirror?