the other side
When you first said you prefer sunrise, i wasn’t convinced
I mean, I even gave you ‘the look’
It’s not just me, everyone knows you didn’t look the part
Then you said “it was because it’s the time you head home”
That driving on the other side of the road
The less crowded side was how you tell the time
6 am
While others prepare for a jog before work, prepping kids for school,
Invested in the essence of life, clocking in as much as they can
You watched it all unravel in slow-motion
From your rear view mirror
On the other side
6 am
I was part of the crowd
The one chasing after time
In before the sun rises, and out after the sun sets
When sleep felt like seconds, not hours
It started with ‘go with the flow’
I didn’t have cards handed out for me to choose
I just went with what the card I was played
Because I had no right to be picky
I simply did what I could to stay afloat
When you’ve got no passion to chase after,
You went for the option that brings the most outcome
With every pay check, you tell yourself
“This is happiness”
While keeping “the box of feelings” tucked at a blind spot
Because just like him “out of sight, out of mind”, remember?
Now whenever 6am hits
At a time when I happen to be awake
I sometimes thought of you
And perhaps indulge in my imagination
Of how it would be if we meet at the crossroads?
— the polar opposites, we are
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