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carbon copy
imagine you’re floating in space,
then someone new comes in and takes your place.
they take your gear and they fill your body.
now, you’re floating in space,
waiting for a new day
but soon your lungs deflate
and everything just stops.
you try to take a deep breath
but the air doesn’t fill your soul
because you’re not that person in your body
that person appears to be too foggy
you don’t exactly remember who,
you just know they aren’t you.
so you look around for a new place to go
only to remember there’s nowhere.
as you’re floating in space.
just waiting to evaporate.
because soon they won’t even remember your name
they’ll just know that person in that body
and that person isn’t you,
just and exact carbon copy.

I wrote this when I didn't feel like myself, when I was this person who I didn't know. I was in a body that was unfamiliar. I want people to feel when they read my work. I want to know I'm reaching people. You are loved. You are perfect.