Between Here And There

Here is the sun
There is the ground
Air is above
Around is grass
Beyond are trees
And further beyond,
White sands, green surf
Half a world of heaving sea.

Yet all of this
You will cross
In a day, a week
With a thought
You will go,
You say.
You do.

And then –
You were there
You are here.

Here you are
There is a door
Your breath kisses it
Fogging a pane
Around, a grey city
Beyond are wet streets
Then further beyond,
Railyards, factories
Industry in boxes
Places with names
That stumble on your tongue.

You will knock,
You say
Your fist clenches
You raise your arm
Resolve dissolves.
You think.
You don’t.

And now –
You were there
Some of you is here.

Part of you is gone –
Flown, scattered
Swallowed, buried
Drowned, hidden
Dashed, burned
Lost.