I finally did it!
I met my other self, in a parallel universe,
so asked him for help.
he was so kind, such a kindred soul.
he told me that his life is great,
and his mom is waiting at home.
his wife loves him more than life itself.
his children have prospered to be better with self worth.
his brother is successful, full of wonder and art.
his sister became the next actress in many movie plots.
he went on and on how great life was and how amazing happiness felt!
and he looked me upon my eyes to witness what I felt.
he asked me how I was doing in my part of life.
I told him that I have witnessed a walking world of strife.
I lost my mother when I was young,
my father lost his mind.
my brother, just like my self have grown cold for humans are unkind.
my sister still struggles day by day without any dreams.
sometimes I sit alone at night attempting not to scream.
I have scars on my arms from bullets and and sharp knives.
and that's when he asked me to stop and look back at my life.
although he was happy he said he wished he could have walked my shoes.
because tragedy has made me stronger than anyone he knows.
a perfect life gets boring and he never knew of rain.
because when souls start to break, the sound of falling water helps to soothe the pain.
and then he mentioned something that threw me for a surprise.
he wasn't really my other self,
he was what I saw as happiness through the mind of my own eyes.