Heartbeats Poem by Chester Maynes

It is a long, long distance
We are bounded

Space upon space
The air I breathe
You cannot breathe

We are apart
You cannot see my eyes

If I soar
You cannot see me above
For wide is our world

Ground upon ground
The walls I touch
You cannot touch

We are separate
We cannot kiss

If I leave my footsteps
You cannot follow
For long is our road

Love is our heartbeats
We cannot hear
We only feel


(written on August 23,2011 Singapore)