Gratitude

I counted lifetimes of petty tiffs, 

hourglass sands of slippery words

lingering cups of lukewarm coffee 

Lazing without leisure to stretch out 

next to you. Wasted.

I measured seperation in feet

But distance smiled slowly

and lead me to your path

I wait for you here now

How many steps together will 

Cross this line between us?

I measured seperation in silences

But solitude hugged me gently

and replayed your voice 

in each melody I hear now

How many deleted messages will

hush this screaming stillness?

I measured seperation in aeons 

But nostalgia kissed my lips

and delivered sweet mists

of moments frozen in time now

How many years of yearning will

tear you and me aside? 

Wasted words, hours and measures

Breathe in gratitude. Still