It was a long time ago
we flipped a coin
as a joke
and have been separated since
You flew off
through accelerated
space and time
where no-one had gone before
I stayed
living a tried
and true life
with only occasional hiccups
I think of you often
and wonder what if
I had gotten heads
instead of tails
I lost all contact
with you so long ago
feeling incomplete
despite my long life
I hear you are returning
as the scientists are beyond
excitement ready to
measure everything
How can you be much younger
since you came first?
At least, we were
not zombie cats.
That last line made me laugh. Yes, if that particular thought experiment ever happened for real it would be very strange for the people involved.
Actually, it would be weirdest for the travelling twin, to come home after a seemingly short time to find the world had moved on without them.
Let’s not do that experiment for real. Or the one with the zombie cats. Some scientists have seriously warped imaginations.
This is such a great premise, and I was so engaged with it till you had me laughing at that perfect ending.