so far yet so near, 1

if you could listen to how my heart beats

when i'm around you

like how you carefully pluck your guitar strings

would the scratches and missing beats disrupt you?

if you could hold my hand

when my skin accidentally meets yours

like how the rain falls down at the same spot

would the contact worries you?

if my mind and heart wasn't that vulnerable

when i could feel your presence near

like how a gardener deliberately pick up dead flowers

would the moss and holes scares you?

May 16th ‘23