If I had the chance

to be someone else,

even for only a day,

I wouldn’t hesitate

to be someone

I’m not

If I had the chance

to decide who I was

I would be brave,

strong and happy and

I wouldn’t hesitate

to leave this life

If I had the chance

to stop this pain,

all of it at once,

I wouldn’t hesitate

free

again

Chances are given

to people who believe –

believe in themselves –

and those who don’t

suffer

until Death swallows them.

Poem and picture by Joana-Maria Beaty