I Want to Be Her

I want to be her
the girl with the thick shiny hair
with pretty skin
 health and youth
She rides her bicycle with her toned legs
She hikes mountains in her hiking boots
and mid rift tops
She is confident and beautiful
 vibrant, kind, and helpful
I want to be her
and I think of her so often
and what she does not know
That one day she'll grow older like me
with a life she didn't plan or certainly want
but here she is
she is me
over twenty years later
and she's none of those things she used to be



Olivia McGuire