How different would it be,
If by default there was another me,
Just one of many on a ribbon of infinities,
Too wrapped up in a daydream full of colorful commodities.
How lovely would it be,
If I could change the art of sin,
But life begs to differ, as time can never be unhinged,
Loosely based on a craft that God ordered to truthfully behave.
How crazy would it be,
If I could jump from this worldline to another,
Just to get away from the evil in this one, going further,
Because we all know how deeply cruel life can be sometimes.
How interesting would it be,
If my life played out abnormally,
Maybe this time, I put my pieces together differently,
The circumstances would be challenged, as I didn’t know before.
How tragic would it be,
If it isn’t what I’m looking for,
Where every turn I make, ends in someone else’s forlorn demise,
And nothing I do can change it regardless.
How terrible would it be,
If I only felt numb to the events that play out,
Because whatever I do will never change the game around,
I guess we’ll never know.
But will it hurt if I dare to disrupt the neatly organized universe?
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Parmis Solaimanian is majoring in psychology and neuroscience with minors in German and creative writing. She is a member in the Creative Writing Club and the Forensics Club. She also volunteers at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. She loves to write poems and is even working on a novel. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, playing with her dog, and hanging out with her friends.