I Love You, To The Moon & Back

When you're away from the one you love the distance can seem like thousands of miles, but when your love is on the Moon, distance is nothing compared to the cold vacuum of space keeping you apart.

Excerpt:
When I was a boy I asked my mother if we could go to the moon. I'd read stories of how it might feel to look down and see the planet glistening in the sunlight, to sit in absolute silence as time seems to stand still, or to float around, nearly weightless.

"Why would you want to go to the moon?" She used to ask me. "There's nothing up there but a bunch of people shut off from the real world. Running around all day and night with no direction, just looking for the next big thing that will make their lives complete. You don't need that rabble."

I remember her looking at me, noticing how what she said affected me. "Besides," she smiled, "I'm too old to make the trip. You wouldn't want to leave me behind now would you? Leave all of us here on the planet?" Still discouraged she tried to cheer me up reminding me of her unending affection.

"I love you, to the moon and back. That's good enough for me."