To Be Distant

is to be there but be miles away
   to stay in the same room but not with each other
   to speak words that will not be heard
   to contribute but feel empty
   to be part of something you're really not
   to think that things will be better than what it is
   to rely on one's self for most everything
   to accept the reality of being alone
   to deny the fact that life is an adventure
   to long for something that can never be yours
   to long for someone who once was
   to smile at the memory of a past long gone
   to cry at the silence that engulfs the present
   to stay standing on opposite corners of the world
   to stay together on opposite corners of the heart
   to be the one who walks away
   to be the one who hurts the most
   to be the one who still holds on
   to experience the beauty and wonder of the world but share it with no one
   to see things in a way that only you can appreciate
   to never see things the way others see
   to stand in the middle of a crowd and wish to be with only one
   to wait for the one who couldn't wait for you
   to lavish love on people who will never understand
   to love without truly speaking, showing, pushing, pursuing
To be distant is to be the person who stands right where he's supposed to be but remain emotionally unattached to the world.
To be distant is to be a balloon caught in the wind, the tethered string broken, now floating away. Far, far away.