Two kids in the Center
Both involved and confused
It might have been otherwise
Torn between the past and present
Always looking to the future
Never sure of what we will find
I expected to see you there
But I never expected what I found
As I hobbled into that crowded room
Cozy, yet full of tension
It might have been otherwise
My gnarled stomach drowning in knots
Was untwisted as the crowd left us
In peace and the muted glare of the TV
Every step toward you was a leap
Never sure of where my feet may fall
It might have been otherwise
You were bursting with giggles
Throwing pillows like they were punches
As the computer sat in the corner
The flashing green light telling me to go
Yet I waited
It might have been otherwise
We searched the whole room
Always finding something else to say
Never finding where those hours went
Where they hid themselves away
We were stretched out that night
Torn between two thoughts
It might have been otherwise
The mellow yellow crashing to the floor
Funny how I only drink Mountain Dew now
I remember cleaning up the gallons
Heads held high, mouths grinned
The warmth of the blankets
The warmth of meeting you
The cold of the separate couches
I was shivering under that heat
It might have been otherwise
And as we left our separate ways that morning
Resisting the urge to run back to you
I remember saying to myself
One day, it will be otherwise.

Anthony C, "It Might Have Been Otherwise"