The Distance

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Good to hear your voice tonight
Was never sure if we'd be here again,
Exchanging words,
Making plans.
Nothing said that's put us any further ahead,
But certainly less behind
Than when silence last fell between us.
Too many times to count.

Life brings with it
Harsh realities
When a boy begins to see the world
Through his own eyes
And realizes
They're no longer shared
With the man whose hand he once held.

I know one day
When you take your last breath
And gaze at me with the sun
Setting in your eyes
I'll wish I had done more,
You had done more,
That we had done more
To close this distance between us.
All we have is now
To lessen those regrets.

Why do I sometimes find it easier
To hold the heart
Of one a thousand miles away
Than that of one
I've known a lifetime?