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In a Crowd | Rebecca Mitchell (9)

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In a crowd, instead of seeing you.

I only see me.


My eyes, my skin, my hair,

My imperfections.

I often stare at the wall. 

A blank, smooth surface. 

Boring. Plain.

Is that me?

I guess it’s better than a mirror.

Is it?

A wall doesn’t show me what I’ve got wrong.

My eyes, my skin, my hair.

The way I breathe,

Live.


I see you every day. 

Your eyes, your skin, your hair.

Your perfections.

I see you every day and cry.

Only on the inside.

I keep it inside.

I look in the mirror and only see you.

Why can’t I just be you?

Your eyes, your skin, your hair.

The way you glow,

Bloom.


I’m just different.

I’ve got it wrong, so wrong.

In a crowd of people, 

I don’t belong.

Why am I the way I am?

I’m always told,

appreciate your differences.

But I don’t want to.

Your eyes, your skin, your hair.

Your everything.

Your perfect.

I want to be you.


In a crowd, I only see a weeping me.

And hundreds of perfect yous.

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