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Not Me
I squint to take a closer look
At the black figure that stands across from me.
He or she reads me like a book
As I jump back from the familiar face.
I step closer,
The figure imitating my motions
As if I’m his or her composer
And the figure is giving me notions.
Now I can outline its face
And I can tell that she is a girl.
She looks like she is misplaced
And about to hurl,
Just like me.
As I get closer in this dark room,
She looks even more familiar.
She’s making me presume
That she was me all along
Even though a little unfamiliar.
I raise my hand
She raises her’s.
It feels like we’re far apart, from different lands,
My hand touches her’s.
Her hand feels flat and cold
Made of stone,
And a little old.
She is my clone.
I realize that she’s just a mirror,
Of a reflection of me.
But I felt nearer.
There is a big difference between her and me though,
She seemed very lonely
And trapped inside.
I open my eyes, and she was still there,
But she was full of joy like I was.
But the mirror was gone,
I felt colder and made of stone,
And trapped inside with sorrow.

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This piece is about how others can impact us so easily and if we aren't with the right people, then we can evolve into a different person in a negative way unless we chose to be around good influences.