Alter-Ego

In another world, I'd be a superhero. I would love to help people. Save lives. Matter to others. I could be invincible and calm. I'd be strong in both muscle and virtue. Someone that people could look up to.

In another world, I'd have a secret identity much like the one I have now. Only it wouldn't be to protect myself from hate and bigotry. It'd be to protect others, especially the ones I love. I'd probably still be in a closet, but only to change into my alter-ego of an everyday person. An everyday person with a normal family.

In another world, I'd have battles to fight, but they would be cartoonish with dramatic villians that are defeated in a single episode. The battles would be physical in actual locations, instead of being stuck inside of my head. And my allies would be plentiful and just as strong as me. I'd have my wife or husband, best friends, and anyone else who wants to stand with us. We'd fight the forces of evil and laugh like we are free.

In another world maybe we could be who we really are. We'd no longer have to worry about hiding in the shadows and showing too much public sappiness.

In another world, maybe I'd like to discover happiness.

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