How is it?

How is it that from
the moment I laid
eyes on you
I knew
I was home

How is it,
that we are
a continent apart
and yet
you are closer
to me than
anyone else…

How is it
you can
look into my eyes
and know
so much about me
that no one
has ever known
before…

How is it
your voice
makes my day
begin and end
with joy
your touch
stops my thoughts
and makes
my body sing…

How is it
that your heart
is so open
so big
so welcoming
and so warm
that it feels
like home…

How is it
I am so far
from you
when all I want
is to be
near…

Fading

Stepping back
out of the way
quietly disappearing
from the page

Hanging on
fingers slipping
losing their
grasp
leaving bloody
fingerprints

Feet standing
on heads
foot prints
on faces
in the crush

Pushed against
the wall
lungs gasp
for air
only to find
none

Cries unheard
unnoticed
fade away

Heart breaks
into pieces
shattering
with no sound
floating
down
to settle
beneath the
footsteps
walking
toward
another destination.