In Another Life

In another life I think we could have been ethereal 

You, my love, bewitching and transcendent 

Like the first streak of lightning across a clear night sky

And me, the devoted moon orbiting your celestial body

I abhor what the modern world has forced us into 

A state of catastrophe akin to the destruction of Pompeii 

The circumstances that have shaped us are ugly and grim 

Irrevocably damaging, causing us to fall victim to ruin 

Yet even in the face of all this strife you never cease to enthrall 

Like a deity of old, showered with praise at every altar 

Some days I long for another life where everything hurts less 

Where you can fearlessly be everything that you deserve

But most days I know that it does not matter

Because you, my love, are resplendent no matter the situation

And you have never needed thoughts of another life 

To aid you in making the most out of this one