Empathy

If I had another life - 
I could have been a soldier fighting some war I didn't start.
I could have been a mother to seven children with one on the way.
I could have been a window wiper, wiping penthouses of Wall Street's 'finest.'
I could have been a clown rushing from hospital to hospital, sweating through my make-up and sneezing into my clown nose.
I could have been a bride, on her most intoxicated day.
I could have been a violinist, striking a cord after cord.
I could have been a grandfather to three college students.
I could have been a firefighter facing death every day.
I could have been an opera singer living in Munich.
I could have been a seamstress in the fifteenth century someplace that doesn't exist anymore.
I could have been a travel agent who never travels anywhere.
I could have been an activist, protesting for a better future.
I could have been a politician campaigning for the past.
I could have been a scam artist, a thief, a robber.
I could have been a child, a sailor, a queen.
I could have been my sister, I could have been my friend
If I had another life - 
I could have been you, and you could have been me.