Persistence

Cannot believe what just happened,
I met a man who looks just like me.
He had a sprint in his walk,
confidence in his look and a smile on the face.
People kept looking at him
like I did
as if he was the center of the attraction.

Is that the first time I saw him?
Oh well, I remember now, not really.
He kept whispering advice
every time I made things messy.
He is the one that people expect me to become - just like him.
Certainly, they know better than me,
about how I should become,
especially when I find the chances are slim.

Yes, he is just a better version of me.
A potential that exists as an idea
but vanishes in real.
I have impersonated into him
at times, now all I need is persistence.