Distance Makes the Heart Grow Stronger

I know the phrase, read the lines, I always thought this was so true If I love and apart then to join again is a wonderful moment, bliss, joy, whole In my old life, it seemed so true, I was away, long times in turn Coming home to waiting love, this saying of sorts made sense After the end I had no place, not to come back to, got used to it Just me, an independence, a freedom, of heart no need Time changes us and so it did me, never a need to long, to yearn to miss Expecting nothing, no reciprocal love, and so over time much changed At a point, though never in thought, I must have found no need of such These emotions gone, unrequired, serving no purpose, to reason to have Then came you, but I thought, it is okay to be distant, real points on a map It happened of course, after a time, and then it caught me out Plans we have and we speak of a future and neither have doubt We talked, knew a time would pass, before we continue our road, our union I said it was ok, It is good to be apart, after so long alone this is ok Both the same, we talked this through, agreed detente, believed it so true And now, I know my head lied, my head wanted space, my heart needs you All the things missed, I had hidden away, came back in a rush All this love I relearnt, I tried hard but can’t let go, it haunts me now We talk long distance, we share this feeling, hard for us both In my world now, distance makes the longing stronger August 2021