sometimes you meet someone
and it’s so clear
that the two of you
on some level belong together

as lovers, as friends, as family
or as something entirely different

you just work,
whether you understand one another
or you’re in love
or you’re partners in crime

you meet these people throughout your life
out of nowhere
under the strangest of circumstances
and they help you feel alive

I don’t know if that makes me
believe in coincidence
or fate
or sheer blind luck

but it definitely makes me
believe in something