Worlds Apart

In the spaces between heartbeats, Where time stretches thin as gossamer, I catch glimpses of you living In a universe adjacent to mine. There, the sky burns violet at dawn, And trees grow downward, reaching For a core of molten starlight While gravity plays different songs. You drink tea made from moon flowers, Write letters with crystallized rain, And speak in colors I can only taste I press my palm against the membrane That keeps our realities distinct. Feel it pulse like a living thing Between dimensions, between dreams. Sometimes, when the barriers grow weak, I swear I can hear your laughter Echo across the cosmic divide, A melody in quantum frequencies. Perhaps one day the walls will thin, The boundaries between worlds dissolve, And we'll meet in that strange space Where impossible things become real. Until then, I'll keep watching For traces of your existence Collecting evidence of parallel lives In the corners of my consciousness.