SECOND VERSE VII...

PARALLEL LIVES

It dawned on me one day just what connects
The two of us-- there's more than might appear.
Of course, there's kink, and nights of torrid sex,
But bear with me: there's something deeper here.

I thought we'd both come out at the same time
But truth to tell, my "out" was mostly "in" --
I told my friends, declared my loves sublime,
Then "sobered up" and saw it all as sin --
Though not a sin for anyone but me.
I'd learned that much: my heart was not of stone.

Then, thirty years gone by, I woke to see
That "road not taken" merging with my own.
Your road and mine then led us to one place:
That night, my heart stopped cold when you walked in.
My "might have been" had formed that handsome face;
My soul leapt up to see its "evil twin."
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