Traveling Light

although time and space
have displaced us
i know that we’re not in different places
as i speak this i am racing
running
although my feet won’t touch the pavement
yet as you hear this i am running
racing

it’s hard to pen a poem
my body is still
but my heart has a heart of its own
it’s left me and made its way
all alone
on its own
to your home
to its home

my love is racing to you
running
until you can feel its traces through you
racing running to you

i have no knowledge of the book
yet even the Ifrit couldn’t cover the distance
that my light, my love
is covering this instant

as i speak this
my love is racing running
as you hear this
my heart is racing coming

should i be more patient
but i’m not much for waiting
when my every waking
moment
is facing your face
oh, your face

while i speak this
i’m racing
as you hear this
i’m running

my heart is racing running
to you