Distance

Distance

(Translated from Farsi)

The moments pass

they pass

and pass

And with the passing of time

with each breath

with each glance

with each step towards you

the distance between me and death

becomes smaller and smaller

But the distance between you and me

hasn’t become any bigger or smaller

it has stayed exactly the same

just like the time on a clock

that has stopped ticking

just like two stones

that can’t be moved

just like two people

in a painting on the wall

Maybe time and space have forgotten about us

maybe they’re just too busy

maybe they will bring me to death earlier than to you

who knows…

All I know

is that the moments are passing

they are passing rapidly

they are passing like the wind

And one day

time will take away the distance between life and death

so I ask myself

why does it not take away

the distance

between me and you?

12 December 2023, Amsterdam