Close, But Far Apart
A Poem
Some evenings the moon and stars
Shine so brightly
It is as if seeing them in high definition
Like old friends being sharply outlined
Your eyes are almost tricked into
Believing that with an effort of will alone
You can reach out and touch them
But they cannot be held hostage to our wishes
Their light doesn’t generate any warmth
And can be quickly obscured by clouds
There are days when people are like that for me
Highlighted
Personable without presence
Their bodies give forth no heat
A deceptive closeness only accentuates
The distance between us
We can touch one another with our hands
Though no connection is thereby made
We have imprisoned ourselves behind
Our personal barriers
That often prove insurmountable in both directions
We can travel to the moon
And one day others of our kind
May journey to the furthest reaches of our galaxy
But here on earth many are…
