The Chasm

The Chasm

It’s not even long-distance
It’s just a couple of miles
That separates our beating hearts
Ten digits we must dial
Like a chasm lies between us
A depression deep and wide
Forbids a bridge across be built
I know because I’ve tried

I hearken back to days before
When we stood side by side
You touched my soul, inspired my muse
Gave purpose to my stride
On days my life was darkest
When survival was in doubt
Your beacon light of friendship
Showed me the way back out

Now it’s you in darkness
A deep chill in your bones
Rejects my hand of friendship
“I want to be alone”
But other friends have breached the walls
Found time with you to share
To be the only one shut out
Is more than I can bear

And so upon the rocky cliffs
I walk into the wind
Wondering:  Am I not good enough?
How is it I have sinned?
For if my life must auger on
Without you here beside me
My journey on will bear the weight
Of the love you have denied me

But in my soul the love fires burn
And I think of you at every turn.