Untitled Poem
by Bahiyyih Mitchell
 

I wish I could be you
And be beautiful and popular.
If I was you,
Everyone would love me
And think I was cool.
But if I were you,
I would be trendy and preppy.
I would probably be
Captain of the cheerleading squad,
And every guy would want me.
But I don't want to be that way.
I wish I could be beautiful and
Alone.
I want love, but I don't want every guy
Hanging on my every word.
I want to know what true love is.

If I were you,
You would want to be me.