Immigrant

What power can compel a man
to leave all that he knows and trusts
and travel far away,
to a place foreign to his mind
(yet closest to his heart).

there he finds his beloved
the completion of his soul.
that which he cannot live without.
does she realize who she is?

does she know of the power she possesses?
she does not,
is she captive to the same force?
does she long for that same embrace,
yet fears to express her need too?

oh my Love, hear my cry,
know that it is you I love.
you are here,
yet you are so far away.

when we embrace,
is it more than just a casual touch,
is it our hearts crying out,
only to be silenced by our fear.

04.14.1997