Distance

Between the cities that houses you and I 

Between the nations that are friends and foes

Between the leaning and the experiences

Between the actions and the results

Between the earth and the sky

There abounds distance: Real, constant and unmitigated

Between the seduction and the sorrow

Between the pleasure and the pain

Between the smiles and sufferings

Between the laughter and the tears

Between the attraction and the anger 

Between the meeting and the separation 

Between the dreams and the dread

There abides a distance: Unwelcome, real and persistent. 

Between days of initial love and the years of longing

Between the days of real love to the virtual love

Between the passion and procrastination 

Between the emotion and the reason 

Between the mirth and the melancholy

Between the soul and the sojourner

Between the living and the dead

Between the You and the I 

This distance is too real, too persistent and far too pernicious. 

A G K 

16 August, 2020