No Distance At All

You are never far away from me.

No, not if we are separated by a thousand oceans,

Nor if a mountain, if a mountain range,

Claws its way out of the ground to impede us.

Nay, not if a world-enveloping storm should boil up out of the ocean,

Nor if fire should consume the world.

No, not if a wall that stretched to the moon,

Or if a beanstalk should grow, and keep growing,

Until it became a hedge of beans and razor thorns.

No, not if any force on earth,

We will never be apart.

You are always in my thoughts.

Though a herd of buffalo might storm through the middle of town,

Though a dragon might fly out of the sun,

Though the ground might open up and flowers might grow,

Each one opening to reveal a lump of gold beneath amongst petals.

Even should a million dollars fall at my feet,

Or a two-headed talking dog in bright pink pyjamas take the time to talk to me,

Though a portal might open to another world,

Or the sky might come tumbling down in segments, mistaken at first for rain.

Still, I would never be distracted.

You are always in my heart.

Though I might walk the streets and see a wounded bird

Lying on the pavement, struggling with every breath,

Though I might stoop to lift it out of harm’s way;

Though a hungry child might stare up at me wide-eyed and trusting,

Though a stray kitten might follow me home;

Or a beautiful woman might walk up to me and take my hand in hers,

And make the golden promises I could believe from only her,

Though she might whisper in my ear,

Brush my cheek with her sunrise lips,

Still it is you who remains inside my heart.

Picture credit/discredit:  author's own work