When Distance Divides Us Poem by Sthembiso jean culio Cele

When distance divides us

Depriving me of your sensual presence

Slowly my heart descends into weakness

And loses the connection to your soul

Tormented by the fact that I can’t feel your skin against mine,

The warmth of your breath down my neck,

Your breasts against my chest

Insomnia floods my dreams

But still I’d rather endure such torments,

Than not be with you at all

So I rise from my fall

And stand tall

Though occasionally my ears are able to be graced by your presence,

Often my eyes are deprived of the same

The yearning desire to feel your lips caressing against mine-

Consumes me with the intensity of anfractuous time

Yet still, I remain patient

Substituting your being with the scent of your sweat that intoxicates my soul

And for a while hallucinations cloud my heart and numb the pain

My sanity returns

Then I miss you again

And the only way I can see you—

Is by doing this memory on replay

But just so you know: -

The sound of your voice is sufficing enough to make me want to stay,

Never to go away,

Waiting with each passing day

And though we're apart

We are always close at heart