i wish i were like you

i wish i were like you

to tell you how it’s been

but there’s a disconnect

you haven’t been in my skin

i always seem to spiral

at the most opportune times

a glimpse into insanity

a payment

for my crimes

i wish i were like you

not to pass it along

but to hope that you could see

i’ve tried to be strong

sometimes i wish

that the grasshopper could hear me cry

but they’re in their own world

there’s no reason to pry

i wish i were like you

just to ask you

was i wrong?

but that seems all too silly

for a girl

burdened all too long