and this is how I see you


…and this is how I see you
from 2000 miles away…..

with your back to my face
and your heart closed….

2000 miles away…
no out stretched hands
no welcoming hug…
no smile…. no song….

but across the bed is
2000 miles away.


* “My name is Lani. I live and work in coastal South Carolina. My hubby and dog sometimes understand my need to wrestle with the machine for dribs and drabs of poetry. And sometimes they don't.”