What is, and what could have been

This was me.

A rarity



Optimisitc, and faultlessly so

Cheerful without being annoying

Inspiring without knowing it

Attractive, without knowing how to use it



Genuinely nice

A pure entertainer,

I was once called.

I liked that one.



A gentleman

Shy at all the right times

Bold and shameless

Unafraid to speak his mind

And yet, never offensive

Unless it was funny

To be so.



The best damn athlete you'd ever see.

A show stealer on stage



A book full of 'don't ever change'

'Keep that wonderful smile'

Praise enough

To a harmless man.



A wolf amidst a pack of sheep

Who didn't bite

And wasn't really very hungry, thank you.



A true, honest to god

Hopeful romantic (self-titled)



Once, this was me.

A jewel of rare order.



I sound cocky now

Back then, I wasn't.

Humble and grateful

The world owed me nothing.



I was the one

Everyone said they were most excited

To see in ten years.



That was then.

And I'm left asking

'Where DID all the little kid go?'



Now I feel like

A free agent

"Well look how good he COULD have been"



No wonder, then.

A man whose past

Overshadows his future

The definition of

Worthless.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Yeah, you inspired me to write this one, too.

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