Long Distance

long distance love

Long Distance  
 
I've been there  
i know  
 
words become strong as fire  
        enough to burn paper to ash
 
blood rushes  
flowing to the right places  
a metal safe of titillating thoughts  
and words  
               spill out  
                     gush out  
                         like a raging dam    
 
like race cars  
intentions - wishes - disclosed  
rock the senses  
 
a future opportunity  
for all licentious narratives  
one could muster
arrive  
 
 
but  
 
 
touch...  
close-up eye contact...  
warmth of skin  
secure hugs
soft voices from pillows  
essential  
needed ingredients  
 
are absent  
removed - lost
lacking  
 
 
a distance -  
 
wide as the sky  
deep as the ocean

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful and poignant. Great writing.

[Relic]

Thank you, Thomas. :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Long distance is hard and not easy to navigate but when the closeness does come about it can be quite magical and cherished

[Relic]

Thanks for your comment, PB. :)

[Poetic Beauty]

You are welcome as always my pleasure reading

[Ana Papaya]

Yup. :)
I guess I can relate. You describe the long distance thing very well.
You can stoke the fire and feel the heat but nothing compares to the intimacy of the physical.
Without it, it's just empty calories with no true nourishment.

[Relic]

That's a good way of putting it, Ana. Thanks for the comment. :)

[Ana Papaya]

You're welcome. (: