If I Were Not Me

If I were not me

trapped in a life so aimless,

I’d roam the world as it should be.

I’d feel the natural air

sailing through my fingertips.

I’d feel my rapid heartbeats, 

thrusting like rifts.

If I were not me

living in a life made like carousels,

I’d change my life’s routine.

I’d see the world, you see?

If I were not me

bombarded with responsibility,

I’d run so far away, indefinitely, 

to distant towns

ever so quickly,

sprinting,

so I’d never be 

found.

If I were not me

I’d undot my I’s 

and I’d uncross my t’s;

Because If I were not me

Things would’ve unfolded differently.

Reviews

[zainul]

Apparently appears something funny,but a little thought gives a philosophical dimension of this poem.
The repetition of the line,'If I were not me" after certain distance makes it a wonderful piece for reading.

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

You have written a very thought provoking poem here. I wonder...if we don't all what it would be like to be someone other than ourselves and how different our lives would have been if we were someone else. I know I sure do. I liked reading your poem the last 5 lines really captured me. Very well done

" If I were not me
I’d undot my I’s
and I’d uncross my t’s;
Because If I were not me
Things would’ve unfolded differently."

[demureminds]

Thank you, and I've thought about it frequently really (:

[anne p. murray- LadeeAnne]

Likewise. I too think about the very same thing quite & quite frequently. But you are a very, special young lade, just the way you are, I can tell