I wish that I were someone else
beautiful and elegant
and totally unlike me.
who would one day
just up and fly away
to Belize or Peru
or dance in the surf
of the Mediterranean.
who would dine in style
in New York City
and stop to listen
to the piano player
at the Waldorf Astoria.
I wish that I could be
irresponsible
and spontaneous
and jet off to London
just to see the sights
and be totally unlike me.
and I wish that there
was someone waiting
who loved me, just for me
and not the me I'd like to be.


© Nancy Anderson 2003