One Chance To Be Me Poem by Hayley Foster

Today for a second I waited,
A pause that I needed to take
Held tight were my eyes to my pillow,
Delayed was the motion to wake
A moment was needed to listen,
To the silence that filled the new day
A moment to be more decisive
About the self that I want to portray

Sometimes I wish I felt pretty.
Sometimes I wish I was more.
Sometimes I wish I could vanish,
Through a promising wide-open door
Sometimes I wish I felt needed
Sometimes I wish it was true
Sometimes I wish I could realize
All the things I’ve needed to do

But the wishes of maybe are countless
And the hours do not disagree
That time makes a habit of slipping away
And there’s only one chance to be me

I’ll always know when I’m tired
And I’ll always know each mistake
I’ll always know when I’m happy
And I’ll always know when I’m a fake
I’ll never regret that which happens
I’ll never deny a good friend
I’ll never on purpose, harm my own heart
I’ll be there for me in the end