Another universe

we met

in the wrong chapter,

two hearts

out of sync

but beating the same song.

you were the right kind of love

at the wrong kind of time

and we both knew it—

god, we knew.

but still

I look for you

in late night shadows

and

midday silence,

like my soul

forgets

what my mind tries to remember—

that we were never meant

to stay.

still,

you haunt me

in dreams

where we are older,

or younger,

or just

braver.

if not in this life,

then in the next one—

meet me there

where the stars

finally align.

and maybe

we’ll get it

right.