Parallel Universe

We would play a game someday.
Role Reversal game.
We would live in a parallel universe for a day.
You be me and I will be you.

For the day, fear of losing you wouldn't plague my mind.
And my dear, for a change, I would sit back and watch you eye me anxiously. (I would actually feel tiny strings of your heart breaking as you realise the time running out- I have known the feeling for quite long now, you see.)

For the day, my dear, for a change- you would fuss over my dark circles and habit of skipping meals and I would laugh it off. (I have been practising that careless smirk of yours before mirror. Just so you know.)

For the day, you would wonder till 5:00 am if you have stopped loving me as I forget to show up for our planned dinner and I would fall asleep, not even realising you waited for me for two hours.

For the day, for a change- I would take you for granted. You would call out my name and say 'I love you' in a whisper unsure whether I would say it back to you.

For the day, maybe you would ask me in the night,
'Darling, how was your day?'

And no matter how lousy my day would have been, I would smile and say,

'Wonderful, now that you are here.'