distanced
distance walled across
miles borders lines times
friends
friends of friends
all family
past meetings in an island
each year
of together
perhaps I could return
soon few months few
if closer distance
be countenanced but
distance still might break me
to be so close
to
reach
across
and
touch
not.
held only in sight
my soul might shatter
or just wither
shrivel and die
better still
to stay distant
enough
to
survive
to
avoid
that agony of
almost
19th June 2020 SG 2020.11 Friends and Acquaintances
