a new sphere of existence

"otherworldly"

something cosmic has slipped its axis
and now I am a nomad of Time:
every morning I wake up to
a new sphere of existence
a parallel reality
and every morning I hope to myself that
maybe in this one
you will love me.

there is a Time
and a Place
for every possibility.

there is a world
where you and I are strangers
and our paths are never to cross.
you don't know my name or my face
or what you're missing
so you go on alone
love wanting.
I have been there.

there is a world
where you don't know me
but you've found a kind of love
in another
and I hear of it in passing
with a forlorn frowning sigh.
I have been there.

there is a world
where we are friends
but just that
and the other to your couplet
is too my acquaintance.
in this I just must
close my eyes
and bear it through.
I have been there, often.

there is a world
where you you've made my rival:
you glare at me with eyes of scorn
and speak at me with metal in your voice
tonguing my blood in your thoughts.
I have been there.

there are many worlds like these
and then some more
but none of them are mine.
and under these conditions
boring self-derision in my heart
never
do you kiss me
like you once did.

still, every day I hope
and try and fail and try
and sometimes cry
and every day
I miss you.

[sequel coming soon: "anotherworldly"]