Long Distance

Long distant relationships
Almost never last
Trust becomes an issue
Sometimes way too fast

Out of sight and out of mind
Someone begins to play
Distance keeps the secrets
When love is far away

Sometimes the lack of attention
Can even seal your fate
You need to feel affection
And you simply couldn't wait

The calls seem to come less often
You thought your love was pure
But distance somehow clouds your mind
And now your just not sure

If somehow you escape these things
And it doesn't apply to you
Consider yourself blessed indeed
For you're one of the lucky few

Distance is the silent killer
That's hidden from our heart
It swallows up relationships 
And tears your world apart
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
April 22, 2010 at 4:24 PM
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
M Avatar
April 22, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Hey, Larry! Very perceptive. As described, I'm one of the lucky few, traveling in my job away from home more than near my sweetheart. Absence makes my heart grow fonder. (Before our 14 years of marriage we dated long distance 7 years.) The most disheartening feeling for me comes from the distance I sometimes feel when we are close together! (...when life's daily chores become too distracting of what's really important, it sometimes seems we are more like caring friends than anything else.)
Pickett Avatar
April 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM
Amen brother...Amen...Nicely done...God Bless...Taz
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