Mistaken Identity

You. The Other. The stranger. The foe.
Be careful. Tactical. Don't let them see. Be someone.

You. The Other. My lover. My friend.
Sometimes friend. Somewhat friend. Almost friend. If-then friend. My badge.

Meanwhile the world was continually erupting in sublimated love.

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So that the show may go on
You, pretending to be
When you are me I am we
The same

But children kept playing till someone cried: ........
Time out!

Oh thanks for the break, took a breath, that was good...

That was a friend who called out.
Nobody's friend in particular.
Such is a friend.

You are not my anything in particular.
A person. A human.
We are sheer and that's enough.

But so much love is unbearable
So we recoil to pick up the toys and keep playing each other