"Another Version of Us" by Christian Gullette
There was a route that showed itself early with this one, and once I saw it, I couldn't make anything else fit. The second line of the poem is, "in a cafe where poets give / readings on Wednesdays," which sounds pretty similar to "On a Wednesday in a cafe / I watched it begin again" from "Begin Again" from the Red album.
I did some obligatory Google searching, and it appears that "Begin Again" is the only song that mentions Wednesday; turns out, Tay prefers Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays.
Part of me wonders if this poem couldn't also be in response to "If This Was a Movie," and I think it definitely could, because of the mention of "this movie scene / being filmed on my street" in the poem along with "The actors know how to react." There's also mention of rain in both the poem and the song.
I have a feeling that this poet might be familiar with Taylor's lyrics because there's also a line, "they hit their marks," which could reference a line from "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart."
The more I think about "Begin Again" vs. "If This Was a Movie," the more indecisive I become. I believe all three focus on things changing/alternate realities. I really still want to stick with my original pick, but I think I'm going to have to change it to "If This Was a Movie." My main reason being that I can't overcome the fact that "Begin Again" is looking at a new relationship, where both the poem and "Movie" are dissecting existing relationships and how they could have been different.
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