past tense

once upon a time
somebody said
you have only one life
but that is not what I read

suddenly
I see young guy
looking at a girl
with a tough eye
wanted her to see him

suddenly
I saw me walking
in my own past
talking to the living
walking with the dead

suddenly
I live twice
at last like good & bad
live again and again
as I´m pleased, as I care

once upon a time
somebody said
you have only one life
but that is not what I read