You flashed your knowing smile at me
While I was searching for a friend.
I followed you without a doubt, as if this was my first and only chance.
The streets seemed endless and I spent half a day strolling after you.
Passed many unknown faces, none of them noticed neither me nor you.
All those foggy figures with eager hands stole reality away,
Making me forget how life was before your path crossed my way.
You continued the sluggish journey and I tagged happily along,
Knowing the clock was ticking and shared time could not last for long.
I opened up and you closed down,
You woke up, but I shut down.
We pretended it could last forever,
A life that never worked but still got better.
Found a little wonderland, tried to make some sense of it,
Though the walls got cracks and holes, you and I got lost in it.
Looked into your glistening eyes, saw you staring back through a liquid haze,
Felt your fingers touch mine as I reached down and stirred up the silent surface.
I pulled you up when you yanked me down,
The world fell apart and turned around.
But I never hit the river, and you remained underwater.
I felt your legs move, the slight sway of your hips caused by each step.
My knees gave out and you landed on the ground without protest.
I opened my mouth and you whispered breathless ’What’s out there to see?’
Finally I realized there is no you or me;
there is only we.