If I get to grow old

My spine will be as straight 

As it is now

Because I know how

Important

It is

To have good posture.

I will be eating what I’m eating now,

Chestnut purée from France

With a touch of vanilla

While I remember all the things

I tried to be

Since I couldn’t just be me.

I will know how deeply I failed,

Trying on a white silk dress,

Crying softly on the sofa

Of an unfamiliar room.

I could go on like this

For a couple more lines,

But I won’t. 

Fade-out,

Sentimental music.