The distance between us
Was great
But each mile
Was worth it
Because I was with you.
The distance
In your heart
Was greater
So far
That I could not overcome.
The closer I got
The farther you ran.
Why did you deny me
Your love?
I would have
Cherished and held it dear
Instead you shut me out
Locked yourself up tight.
No longer
Letting me in at all.
Until the distance
Between us
Was too great.
I could no longer
Travel it alone.

A. Beckman 12/6/2000