Written by Hailey

Raised to appreciate you, 

Growing each and every day to reach you, 

Learning so I could become you. 

With each and every step feeling further away, 

Reaching my hand out hoping you’ll reach back, 

You’re almost within reach. 

Hurrying my pace simply for acceptance, 

Why is this a race for you? 

I’ve always idealized you, 

Looking up to everything you are. 

I live to be defined like you, 

To glow like you, 

To run and deliver like you. 

Always to be told it’s impossible, 

to be like you. 

I’ve longed for you for so long, 

But who exactly are ‘you’? 

The idealized standard, the one everyone wants to be, 

Perfection at its finest.