I am…you
I’m you looking back
Just like you’re me looking forward
Yet I’m a more educated you
Just like you’re an uninformed me
I’m a better you
I’ve had a chance to look at your past and be apart of you’re present and future
Look at your wrongs and right them
Take your words of wisdom and use them
Decipher between the two and abuse them
I’ve cheated
Saw how you messed up and refuse to
See how you’ve achieved and aspire to
Seen when you were weak and despised
Seen you how strong you are and envy it
You’re a complicated me
You’ve taken the path and looked back
Seen the right road to far to get to and laid a track
Said, “Tiffani, you’re better than me, have a life better than me”
And I am
I have
Because of what of the example you’ve set and all that you’ve tried to be
You’ve failed
Who hasn’t?
You’ve risen
Not many do
It’s because of your resolve that I attribute my success to
Your determination to preserve in the name of me and all things marked future
When I could see past the present and be smart enough to
I am you
Every positive quality you possess
And every negative you struggle with
You’re constantly trying to better you
Inadvertently bettering me
After all, I’m aspiring to be a better you
So I salute you
The better you
The strong, God-fearing, loving, encouraging you
The complicated, at times unagreeable, stubborn you
Every part of you
After all, I’m only a better you
Only better because you made the mistakes and said, “Learn, Tiffani, so you can be the best you”
To my Mommy
My Janice
My Future-Me
I vow to make the Past-You proud
To be all the things that you had hoped to be
Achieve all the things you have planned for me
I am…you
I’m you looking back
Just like you’re me looking forward
I Love You
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