Distance

Social distancing for some means stranded with family and loved ones for days, weeks, perhaps months

Some finding it tough, some enjoying it, some a bit of both 

Yet for some, it means not knowing when seeing their loved ones would be

Some say absence makes the heart grow fonder, I say a tremendous test on the hearts 

Many live, study, work miles away

In precarious times as such, complex decisions have to be made: to stay or not to stay, to go or not to go 

The risks of staying, the risks of going

To live with or without  

Staying ‘connected’ like never before

Yet craving the presence of the body 

The luxury of being together seems distant

The comfort of an embrace seems faint 

The reassurance of a grip seems out of reach

The imprint of a kiss eloped