Please don’t tell me

“Oh you’ll be ok”

Because I already know I will surpass the distance

That drives a wedge between us

Please don’t tell me

“The time will go by fast”

Because a minute without you

Is like a down pour of rain

Without the rainbow to encompass

The storm

Shedding light, color, and warmth

Amongst the cold

Quite possibly

I am alone on an island

Stranded and in solitude

Without you

If only for a short amount of time

My breath will now catch in my throat

For the words needed to be spoken

Are left without an ear

Or a shoulder to understand and feel what I am feeling

At this very moment

I will pray for rainbows

And sunshine

To warm the cold and somber feeling

That embraces my heart

and the other half

of my soul

that resides

geographically

so

far away.