A long way away
I lay in the deserted dark
of my living room
sweating, aching
sweating, aching
hands pressed tight to the cool wood floor
I listen to the night sounds above
my family settling
and they are miles,
worlds away
deserts, mountains, borderlands
between us
that I don’t know how to cross.
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Dang, I feel that.