Is There Anyone Like Me?

Summary


"Is There Anyone Like Me?" is a short children's poem by Bookdash that follows a curious child on a search through the park and beyond, looking behind trees and scanning every face for someone who shares their curls, their laugh, and even their limitations. The quest turns up nothing — and that turns out to be the whole point. With a warm, playful rhythm, the poem builds toward a joyful discovery about what makes every single person irreplaceable.


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I wonder if there’s another me somewhere in the world.

Who looks the same.

And talks the same.

And even has my curls.

Someone with my eyes, my ears.

Who even has my laugh.

Who can do what I can do…

…and can’t do what I can’t.

I’ve looked and looked everywhere to find another me.

I went down to the park and looked behind the trees.

I looked around, up and down…

…at every single face.

I couldn’t find another me in any single place.

There’s only one me in the world! I’m special, oh it’s true!

But not just me, don’t you see? There’s only one of you!

Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/is-there-anyone-like-me? and was created by: Stephen Wallace (Designer), Fred Strydom (Writer), Jess Jardim-Wedepohl (Illustrator) Book Dash logo