I Wish I Were (Like) You

I wish I were like you.
I just don't want to feel,
For when I feel, I hurt,
And when I hurt, I don't heal.

I wish I were like you.
No words to say,
No thoughts to think,
And no feelings to consider.

I wish I were you.
You observe and be observed,
Day in and day out,
That's all you ever do.

I wish I were like you.
For there you sit,
Quiet and still, silent in a frame,
Never wrong or ever out of place.

I wish I were like you.
Embedded in ink,
Plastered on paper,
And sealed in by a single pane of clear glass.

Yes, I wish I were like you.
And sometimes, I wish I were you.

– pamsong, 22 July 2007