What An Astonishing Distance Poem by dipak adhya

What an astonishing distance lies between us,
Yet how close we are in our lived emotions.
Like the verses of a failed lover,
I keep them hidden within the cage of my chest—
Those words fluttering their wings.

Then, when Sunday arrives,
I set them free, one by one, into the open sky...
I delight in my own joy,
I draw my own circles,
While harsh reality comes and whispers,
What an astonishing distance lies between you two!