But didn't

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It’s as if I know

It's as if I know
our paths crossed by accident
somewhere somehow
one of us should’ve walked away
but didn’t.

It’s as if I know
someone else waits for you at home in a different life
you’re an old friend I never met
I ignore your Friend request on Facebook
but didn’t.

It’s as if I know
you and I say I do to different people on a January that's not the 12th

promising the best and worst of each other

but didn’t.

It’s as if I know,
in every other dimension
versions of ourselves follow a different script
I’m in Suva, and you never come to Fiji
but didn't.

In this time, it's you, and in this time, it's us
We choose one another after every fight,
you surprise me with gifts
and I try to give you money saving advice
that I don’t follow.

In this time, it's me and in this time, it's us
against all odds, we've made two countries our home
and one life-time forever.

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