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Doppelganger

I’d like to meet the mirror image of myself,

 

someone who feels the opposite

 

of everything I’ve felt,

 

a girl who’s done everything right,

 

and has never changed her mind

 

about what she wants.

 

I’d like to meet her just to see

 

how much happier than me

 

she really is.

 

I’d like to meet someone

 

who could have been like me,

 

but made all the right decisions

 

and turned out differently,

 

a girl who’s not afraid

 

and makes the most of everyday,

 

so I’ll know it’s possible.

 

I’d like to meet someone

 

who’s happy as she is,

 

who feels completely comfortable

 

inside of her own skin,

 

and doesn’t make herself feel bad

 

for every flaw she has.

 

Maybe she could tell me how she does it.

 

I want to meet the person

 

I could have become

 

if I had not been so afraid

 

and did all the things I wish I’d done,

 

and I want her to say

 

that I am still okay.

 

That I turned out alright.

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