Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Those Aching Inches

Only one inch thick
The depth of the door
Just six inches deep
The joist of the floor

Yet stretching between
Insurmountable 
Those aching inches
Miles uncountable

The space between hearts 
A relative thing
Crossed not by yelling
But faint whispering

Pound on the ceiling
Shouting through the door
To the ears now closed
Won't hear anymore

Hearts are like windows
Through which soft breeze flows
Closed are protected
When the tempest blows

In softness and care
Throw open the sash
Harshness embitters
Unkindness so brash

Which hardens the heart
And callousness brews
Inability
And coldness ensues

The wreckage now left
When love is withdrawn
Darkness unbroken 
By the hopeful dawn

Now lost is the trust
Given free to you
Against a closed heart
Decision to rue

The adjacent room
Continents away
Distance relative
In every way


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