Twin Flames

 The skin of who we are stopped the spirit of who we didn't know we were inside.  We saw only flesh, ignorant of our waiting souls. We feasted but never greeted.  We met in this life wearing human stories, cloaks of a temporary design.  Some kind of toll to pay to cross this physical plain.  Our souls waited with bated breath to peel them off... and see our hidden twin flames. 

The skins were stitched too deep. We failed. Our soul's heads hang low while our earthly heads hung high, high with earthly pride, defending something only meant for a blip in time, while eternity gets cast away.  I hope at night we dream together. I hope in moments of silence when a gust of air brushes our cheek, it makes us wonder what we missed. I hope we suffer a lingering vague curiosity, the only sign remaining that we're doing it wrong.

So let us dream together for the sake of our souls. May we hold hands and dance in a cosmic space only meant for us.  For this world is not for us, this time is not for us, this life is not for us. I pray for flesh to be peeled and our souls see it was us all along.  I pray every time I bleed, it's my soul fighting its way out to scream at me to go get you. I pray I never forget you even though it will be in pain and not peace. 

Maybe one day, when we can't stand life anymore we'll find each other, speak not in flesh, but speak with our eyes, and die together.  We'll lay together with an elixir flowing through our bodies, waiting with bated breath to be freed from this prison.  We'll unite in death since we failed in life.  Maybe... one day. Maybe one day, I'll hit send and at the same time get a text, seeing we both messaged each other at the same time.

"where are you, I cant do this anymore", mine read.

"it's too much pain, where are you", hers said.

"tomorrow by the docks".

"ok" is all I replied, knowing what I need to do.  Excited and sad, I spent the evening writing letters. 

We never agreed on a time but I knew she was there waiting. I pulled in and parked next to her.  She came out and embraced each other then got back in her car.  No more words anymore, English failed us. Bottles with blue liquids waited for us and we drank them. We lean our seats back holding hands.  We watch the ocean dance then turn and gaze at each other... until we fade off. 

We're free now.