Was I Meant To Take Your Place?

Was I meant to take your place, and stand up proud and tall?

When all I want to feel, is nothing at all.

Was I meant to be strong and not fall apart?

Was I meant to hold on, keep true emotions at heart?

Am I meant to be you? Do I take your place?

Do I stand up tall? Do I step back one pace?

Do I love you? I do.

Do I miss you? Times two.

I want to take your place, I want to make them proud.

I want to be you, so crazy and loud.

I want to make people smile, the same way you did.

I want to be twenty and act like a kid.

But I can't be you, no matter how hard I try.

So I'll just wait until the tears run dry.

Then one day I'll accept just being me.

I know it's not good enough, but I'll be who I'll be.

-Eggy Mayers, wanna be writer.