Our Promises

To close the distance between peace and chaos,

all it takes is a thought.

But as it passes through me,

the realisation of the endless distance between us strikes,

and while dragging myself away from you,

I force that thought to stop.

Yet somewhere at the back of my mind,

I can still feel your presence.

And when the second realisation washes over me,

I understand:

it was never merely a thought,

but a seed

of a thousand promises

we could never keep.