“The Same”

~ Jai Lynn

A shirt fresh and new,
now worn but still blue.

The color, faded,
and the style, dated.

The perpetrator, Time,
committing a habitual crime.

I will still be
but not the same me.

I still have my name
but I’m not the same.

And my shirt still fits,
even with all the rips.

We are different
and we are the same.

And I don’t ….

Can nothing stay?
Does it all go away…

Was I never me?
Am I always who I am meant to be?

I don’t know anymore.

Is this fate,
am I just bait?

I don’t know anymore.

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Name's Jai Lynn, Jai like blue jay and Lynn which rhymes with sin. Speaking of sins, life is too short to not do what you're passionate about. So, I'm going to write. Welcome to my domain of poetry, short fiction, and (if you look for it) a little magic too.

5 thoughts on ““The Same””

  2. Oh this made me think! Especially when you accussed time of committing a crime ;P

    It really made me think how the passing of time changes us but it doesn’t necessarily make us a different person? We may react differently to situations or make different decisions which does mean we’re different to a past version of ourselves but we’re still the same too. I don’t know what I’m trying to say haha but yeah nice food for thought you’ve given me…

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