Closeness

That’s when it hit me

We have deprived ourselves of it for so long

How can we learn again?

I don’t think we realised until now

I just want to be heard, talk to me, hold me

I don’t know where to start

This will take some time

I want to go back to a time before

Maybe if I close my eyes and dream

Will it ever be the same again?

We were so blissfully unaware

Another silent weekend

Now we see what was missing

We will have to learn again

Closeness.

By Alice Godber