I walked around
my feet making ripples in the sky
stepping in reflections
in the puddles on the ground
fast-moving clouds, midday sunlight
a subtle miracle
this second sight
suddenly looking both down and up at the same time.

life has its ups and downs
it's a rollercoaster ride
we keep our eyes closed and our arms inside at all times
pretending that we're blind and/or hiding something in our hands
spinning right, then left, in spirals
finding heaven in an answer
to the question we're afraid to ask.

what happens when we die?

this is how I met you
and let you inside
my eyes pulling light through that infrared looking glass
focused on a smile
that could bend mountains to your will
with its magnetism
while these electromagnetic fields
float in attics
old abandoned hotels
static and sparks flashing and starting wildfires
through the mind of a girl
who's starting her life over.

over the wires, the whole wide world unfurled before me
lo and behold
becoming bolder, I totalled the tallies
dillied and dallied until I could not take it anymore
I'd been standing in lines
stretching for miles
waiting for a chance to ride that ride
with the guiderails and guard rails, with the safety bar
waiting for a chance to share the front car
with you

it rained last night
no thunder claps, no blinding lightning
just the pitter patter on the windowsill
the gutters being filled
but still, I opened my eyes
unclenched my hands
and started typing

was it the right thing
to do?
timing is everything
and you
should strike while the iron is hot, they say
live life like everyday
is your last
like every passing moment
is another chance to pass from this world

another chance to be a ghost.

yeah, history favors the bull the most
and I'm an Aries-Taurus cusp
a combo
a one-two punch
with a fist full of lodestone
homing in on that magnetism you emit
was it kismet, karma, destiny, or synchronicity?
I must admit, it's funny
isn't it?
the way things work out sometimes
you're a Gemini
a duo
two souls folded into one life
you're a gem and I am enamored
by your shine.

I recognize
you're in a state of flux
the total and absolute upheaval of everything you've grown accustomed to:
your job, your dreams, your love
what you used to know so well
so while you try and reconstruct
your life
piece by piece, line by line
we can take it by the numbers
never even leaving ‘one,’ if you don't want.
just ‘you’ and ‘me’
there doesn't even have to be
an ‘us.’

I'll try and sweep you off your feet
so slowly
that you barely even notice.