A Tiny Wish

I'm nothing compared to what I want to be.

I'm imperfect.

My hair doesn't always fall exactly into place.

My eyeliner tends to be a smudge off.

I don't think I'm ugly, far from it,

but I'm nothing close to beautiful enough.

I'm not deeply depressed,

I never have been,

but sometimes I just can't find the bright side.

Sometimes I grow tired of the days where the sun is bright,

expecting me to shine like it.

I have expectations for myself,

ones so high and elaborate,

I often find myself lost in them,

ones that I cannot live up to.

I just want to take a walk in the rain,

blast music in my ears,

sing loudly into empty space

and forget.

Start out fresh.

Become something different

Something amazing.

Something better.