The New Favorite

The New Favorite

She looks great in my clothes, atleast that's what everybody says,
Like I wasn't the reason they noticed them in the first place.

She laughs with all my friends like she's always belonged,
I hate that she fits in so fast where it took me so long.

She wears my sweater like she's discovered something rare,
And I spend the whole night pretending I don't care.

She says the same things I used to and somehow they sound brand new,
But maybe everything hits different when it's not coming from you.

And I hate the girl I become whenever she walks in,
Like confidence is something only one of us can win.

And maybe that's the difference that took me years to learn,
She's wearing what I wore, but she can't be the person that i am.

I've spent so long worrying that she's going to take everything from me, that I forgot the one thing she can never have: the person I became because of it.
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Agustin Avatar
July 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Smith  Avatar
June 29, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Great lesson learnt.
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