Distance Poem by Fahim Shahriar

Let there be some distance
As day is far from the night
Brother from the enemy,
False from the truth
Freedom from the captivity!

Don't come so close
Where there's only compassion,
The world of imagination,
Which is unreal,
Improper!

Don't come so close
Where the eyes are flooded with rain
The mind is burdened with memories,
Where grief seems to be yours
Darkness seems to be yours!

Keep some distance
From mind to mind
Eye to eye,
From gesture to gesture
From thought to thought!

Then life will be beautiful
Survival will be beautiful
Flood-free,
Stormless
No famine!

There will be no neglect
No wet eyes,
There will be no arrogance
Or rejection!

There will be no sad departure,
There will be no separation,
There will be no burnt relatives in the middle of the body,
No funeral arrangements among living people!

But still is it possible to stay away?
Is it possible to be alone if you want?
Someone comes in the rules of the world
Forgetting the distance and coming closer, affection!
Still can we stay away?