Letters To No One

Living In Her Shadow

  So my best friend and I are very, very close, and she is such an amazing person - one of the best I know. She is so freaking talented in everything, which led me to write this poem.

  I love her so much, and this might be wrong, but I just wish i was a little more on her level. I feel like she deserves someone better than me.

  I don't deserve her, that's for sure.

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Living In Her Shadow
She wins abundant awards
While I struggle just to try
Forever feeling lesser
Always living in her shadow

She talks to everyone
While I sit alone
Constantly trying not to ruin the day
Always living in her shadow

She's athletic and healthy
While I'm too tired to do anything
Continuously feeling like I'm not enough
Always living in her shadow

She's kind and sympathetic
While I'm more of an empath
Eternally needing comfort to speak
Always living in her shadow

She scores high with grades
While I just feel relieved to get the same
Repeatedly telling myself I'm dumb
Always living in her shadow

She's truly talented and a popular girl
She's kind, pretty, and selfless as well
She's smart and bright and endlessly there
and me?
I'm just
          always
                living
                      in
                        her
                          shadow.