We've Been Here Before

I, pulling myself up from the leaves,
 Strained to see through the haze
 And wondered if I had been here before.
 Except for the haunting fireflies' glow, I was by myself.
 He was by himself; wandering, scurrying through the trees...
 Away from consciousness,
 On a path to the many worlds that I weaved with my fingertips.
 Except for me, unknowing, he was -
 All at once, the lights, carried from a distance shot to me,
 Flowing through me, flashing before me, violent, convulsing, bright:
 I was haggard but unworn, I was youthful but bitter,
 I was ignorant, I was worldly,
 I was shown into a lifetime's experiences.
 The flashes pulsed away, left me sitting on the damp forest floor.
 Gold light poured through the trees above
 And danced across tufts of mist and thriving... (
 I am alone again)
 Oak, bobbing ashes, curious crows, waving branches, fireflies,
 Old friend, scurrying, demon, timber,
 Voice, the bay, the cottage, the cave... (
 I am alone again)