Viewed From Afar Poem by David Floren

I viewed you from afar,
through mists that barred my view
of where we might have kissed,

In plain view of yearning.

I missed you from afar,
Through the care-worn viewpoint
Of heart's kindling,

In plain view of burning.

I missed out on missing you.
To have you missing me
Would be divine, if blue.

In plain view, it's true:
I'm spurning you.
It's not what I want to do.

I missed out on missing you
Through a dry-toast heart
Afraid to make butter

In plain view of churning.

A dry-toast heart
Grows stale in plain view
Of not learning to act.

Learn to act
On yearning,
In plain view

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composed 10/10/2017, rev1 10/13/2017