Miles separate me

from what I want most

The closer I get

This path stretches farther away

I want to understand

I want completion

A return to where I first started

There is no where to turn around

My desire is gripped in this step

Pushing me

Twisting and clawing my nerves

I want to stop

I want completion

But these miles stretch into

Days

Nights

A path I feel will never surrender

And I am crying this stream

Trying to swim

I want so much more

But these miles that stretch me

String my heart into affectionate knots

I move along

This game that kisses me quiet

To silence my words

I want to understand

But fall down

To smother what I want most