"If only for the simple fact..."
If only for the simple fact
That distance nurtures ardor,
Somehow, one must adapt
To live without the other.
The parting seconds must
Be passionate and brief.
You kissed me by the bus.
I didn’t want to leave.
Although I could’ve stopped
The flow of time, this rapture’s
Reserved for cameras and not
For poetry to capture.
By God, I swear, I’ve tried
(I understood - time flies),
To savor everything that I
Could not immortalize…