If You Were Me

If You Were Me

Do you ever wish
That you could be
Somebody else, besides
Yourself?

If you spent
But, five minutes
In my shoes,
Maybe you'd know
Now how I feel.

Before you judge
Me. Maybe thinking,
"She's happy!" "She's
Always smiling."

You haven't gotten
To know me.
You don't feel
Like I feel
Inside.

You haven't been
Hurt as much
As I have.
Regretted so
Many things
That I've done
And wish that
I didn't do.

To see my
Reflection in
The window and
Wonder why..

That longing in
My eyes. Maybe
For love, or maybe
For someone to
Care for me.

After you spend
These five minutes
In my shoes
Maybe then you'll
See how I am.
See how I feel.