The Closest Distance! Poem by ASHIRAFU MIIRO

The Closest Distance

One message is enough to find her.

One call is enough to hear her.

One video call is enough to feel near her.

My scattered thoughts become beautiful in the handwriting of her.

My ordinary days become brighter because of her.

The sweetest laughter I remember belongs to her.

The kindest heart I have ever known is her.

The gentlest eyes have always been her.

The warmest hugs still remind me of her.

The happiest memories still begin with her.

Between Africa and the United Kingdom, my heart still reaches her.

Some distances disappear because of her.

One distance remains because of her.

She is family.

So I hide a thousand words inside one silent prayer for her.

If life had written another story, I would have chosen her.