lovers
there was a time when the road was wide and clear
and you came to me
clear as night
there was a time when our words meant something
consequences stung deep
so we listened carefully
there was time when we could trust the things we saw
our food was free of scary things and apocalyptic dreams
our outlook colorful masterpieces
we did things eye to eye
entranced with each other and not the lies
there was time when we recognized each other instantly
our kind our tribe
the ones that made our hearts beat quickly
we saw
we beamed like lasers in the streets for each other
floating toward one another magnetically
hiding had not broken us
cosmic forces awoken us
there was a time when the road was wide and clear and you called me name in a whisper
and it rang inside my head from a million miles a way
freewill was free
fighting against human tendencies was not a global effort
you could sleep with your lover under bearskins
a knot of intimacy