The Sixth Sense.
Sight. Sound. Smell. Taste. Touch.
And some say, we have a sixth sense. Telepathy?
noun:
communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
"What if he..."
A question (and thoughts) that was unbidden - because it was too soon. Yet, the thought continued to drift alongside the others for the rest of an otherwise, lazy Sunday. It was not even my thought. It pushed - if thoughts could 'push' - too hard at my consciousness. Though it was not an unpleasant thought, it felt... strange... lingering the way it did in my head. This thought was not born of me, but its presence was persistent, undeniable, even as my own thoughts touched this Stranger, this Other Thought, and wondered at its presence.
A question, a mere thought - immaterial - found form and substance in words a few hours later. But they were not my words.
This telepathy? or synchronicity of thoughts? has happened before - text messages that seemed to arrive within moments of thinking about the other person. With H, my entire being had shrunk from the 'intimacy' - not mutual. And it was easier to discount some of it as mere coincidence. But, this, now, so much more undeniable - immaterial thoughts given form and substance, and a strange precision. Almost purposeful.
Was H just a teaser of what was to come, or rather, is before me now? Does it mean anything? Or have I just been more tuned into the Universe lately? Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and sensing what I had not been aware of before?
What do I see?
Two different lives. Two different worlds. When one wakes to the light of a new day, sleep draws its veil over the eyes of the other. Yet, mirrors to each other. Knowing that some things will be there, as they are here. Alternating flares of light that illuminate the dark corners on the other side. Uncanny similarities - and polar opposites.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which one is the real thing, which one the illusion?
Do you ever wonder if the face looking back at you in the mirror is thinking the same thought too?
