Every Mile Between Us: A Love

It’s only 4:03pm, and already, the weight of your absence wraps around me like a shadow. The hours feel like years, and every second without you cuts a little deeper. How does it hurt this much to have you so far? How does the heart endure a love that spans miles yet feels so painfully close? I see you, even now, in the corners of my mind, your smile, your eyes, the softness that feels like home. The longing burns through me, and all I want is to close the distance, to find my way back to you, no matter how far the road stretches. There are oceans between us, but my love is an unrelenting tide, reaching for you, hoping you feel the pull of my soul as much as I feel yours. Even when silence fills the air around me, my heart is never quiet...it beats out your name in every moment we’re apart. Baby girl asks what’s wrong, but how do I explain a love that feels so raw, so desperate, so undeniably yours? The look in my eyes betrays me, the longing for you so clear, even the stars must wonder how I carry this weight. I dream of holding you again, my arms wrapping you in all the promises I’ve kept hidden in my heart. I’d give you the world if it meant I could see your smile every day, and I’d take you to the ends