A Paraphrased Life

“I wish I could be like her,”

As jealousy begins to take over.

I offered myself without resistance,

And envy gave me a new existence.

I became trapped in a foreign maze,

That restricted my life to be a paraphrase.

I spent much too long being a reflection.

Now, I yearn to create my own projection.

I’m tired of watching the same program,

“I wish I could remember who I am.”

Reviews

[Eagle Cruagh]

Who are you ? You are the cute one on my
friends list----- Well, cuter than the rest.
Eagle Cruagh

[daninstockholm]

this works for me, i like the images and the flow of thought. well done!

[Philip Muls]

Well done Britaini. You capture the feeling of being taken over by envy, of the need to be someone you''re not. And after a while, you do not remember what it feels like to be your self.