shout a little louder (1/9/24)

worlds away
my day is not your day
out of synch
times zones on the brink
our moon may be the same
our sun we clearly share
but our skies
are horizons apart
by an altitude of miles,
never will we meet
as never ever comes
different worlds
upon the same earth
spun with different words,
these footprints that I leave
imprints on the sand
you will never see
not before the sea
washes them away,
upon this beach
out of reach
I shout a little louder
maybe you might hear
even though I’m far
from near,
paths that never cross
could it be our loss
knowing what we know
that perhaps
we shouldn’t know,
learning how to feel
what never can
be touched
what often feels unreal
how desperately
we clutch.

© 2024 robert greig