For Those Who Can't Find True Love

Dear stranger
Let's pretend that we have known each other since we were kids
Let's pretend that this is the truth

Let's pretend that each scar on my body
has a story including you

Let's fill the decades in-between
with lies
and false memories

Let's pretend that the universe isn't chaotic
And every particle that has touched me
may have touched you too

Let's pretend that this is the truth

Maybe we bumped shoulders on a crosswalk
three years ago

Maybe you felt my warmth on a doorknob
last week

Maybe we once visited the same dream

Let's pretend that my sadness
isn't visible in the way I move

Let's pretend that you aren't scared
to show your emotions

Let's pretend we aren't afraid
just alone

Let's pretend we aren't cold
just untouched

Let's pretend that this isn't a delusion
just a new perspective

Let's pretend that we have known each other since we were kids

Let's pretend that this is the truth

When you are gone,
I won't feel sad,
just empty

Dear stranger,
I'm unhappy
And If I could find happiness in poetry
I would use your name here

Let's pretend I just did