Parallel Me

17/07/2020 -  Poem a Day Compilation



Somewhere in a parallel universe

There’s another me living their life

Being all successful and amazing

And, generally, not being me.



They’ll have my same DNA

But nothing else will be familiar

Because where I went left

They went right or straight ahead.



I’m proud of them for their success

And all that they have achieved

Even though I’ll never know

What accolades might have been bestowed.



Maybe one showed a little more dedication

To that sport I was vaguely good at

And won the world championships

Through drive and determination.



Maybe one scaled every mountain peak

On every continent on earth

And their name will be beautifully etched

In a record book forever more.



Maybe one found the love of their life

And revelled in this match made in heaven

Knowing that they are completely cherished

And will never be forever alone.



Maybe one had a brood of children

Enough for an entire softball team

And doted on them all individually

As only a mother could.



Maybe one was a successful writer

With novels and anthologies galore

Touring the world for signings

And readings with fans she adores.



I don’t know what they might think of me

And whether they’d be jealous or not

But maybe there’s something I’ve done

That would make them just as proud.