How Close We Are
I know the earth has such a space to
cross to give us just a day and I’m not
afraid of how far we must go.
I know a soldier is only as far from war
as he is to a stranger’s decision and
I know what a miracle it is for the sperm
to ever reach the egg;
Einstein said,
the minute is longer and
the mile is shorter for a man on a
moving train than it is for his friend at
the station.
It must be true as time slows until I see you
then rushes past once there, meaning time
moves differently for some than for others.
What I’m trying to say is, there is no empty
space between us — only geography, and
since distance disappears with motion,
let’s continue into the next mile,
fall into the next emotion, and
reach our nearest point.
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