41

Concurrent

Too far away to hold you.
Too close to let you go.
Too close for me to stand here.
Too far for me to row.

I see you on the riverside.
You live along the bank.
But, I must surrender to the tide
And join the boats that sank.

Richard C. Hayner
1972 ©

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