In a different world
I knew you.
In a second life
We met
We hung in the sky,
In a tree or a park.
Dancing in the clouds,
Romancing on a boat
We drifted.
Together, yet apart.
We shared our hopes,
We lived our dreams.
We didn't hide
Behind a virtual facade.
The world was ours to make
Into whatever suited us.
Ether-real never mingled
With the here and now.
But friendship blossomed
And continued.
Ah, it was different
That second life of ours.
Time invested
In something not real
Yet so alive.
The energy we devoted
Left memories
Of happiness.
It ended, dear Emma
The music stopped,
The clouds blew away
On the winds of change.
No more dancing, or flying,
Or singing or laughing.
All that remains
Is reality
And we're still friends.