Miles Apart

Once we stood side by side,
Shoulders brushing, hearts entwined.
Then steps were taken, slowly at first,
Until a gulf between us burst.

The distance grew, a chasm wide,
Echoing the pain we could not hide.
Footsteps faltered, words fell flat,
As we retreated, back to back.

Yet in the space between us here,
Glimmers of what once drew us near.
A chance, perhaps, to start anew -
To bridge the distance, me and you. Shoulders brushing, hearts entwined.
Then steps were taken, slowly at first,
Until a gulf between us burst.

The distance grew, a chasm wide,
Echoing the pain we could not hide.
Footsteps faltered, words fell flat,
As we retreated, back to back.

Yet in the space between us here,
Glimmers of what once drew us near.
A chance, perhaps, to start anew -
To bridge the distance, me and you.