If I were like you, what would I be?
Would I be as gentle, as strong?
I'd certainly give more hugs and teach others to do the same.
I could share in their feelings without being swept up by them
And do so much good just by being there.
If I were like you, it would be easy to be kind all the time.
I would care about others like I do now
And wouldn't need to be so hard on myself.
I'd be strong enough to support anybody who needed it.
My softness would give me that strength.
I'd give everyone I met more smiles so they wouldn't have to worry so much.
They'd have strength to be themselves,
To find true joy and say "I love you"
Without thinking so much about the world's wrongs.
I'd teach them to be kind too,
To remember more of the good moments and share more blessings with each other.
If I were like you, I'd teach others to imagine how good the world could be.
They'd learn to play again,
To embrace the simple things
And dream of how to make life better for everybody.
Making it better would be so much more than just a dream.
We'd all wake up and realize that pain doesn't have to be the only way.
There is still light and we have to open ourselves to receive it.
If we all did that,
Maybe everyone could be more like you.
I'm not quite like you.
I have my flaws and fears
But I can learn from you.
You show such patience as you wait for me to find you again.
You trust that I will,
Even if it takes awhile.
The way you listen when I need to talk.
Your warm hugs, even in the middle of the night if I need.
Your wonderful self,
Made of cloth and stuffing, is enough to do all that.
I'm more complicated than a rag doll
But I will try to do more of the little things you do.
That way, I really will be more like you.