From a distance, you are there
I can never get too close
For I am too scared
Of my heart shattering

From a distance, I wish
That I could have the courage
To just walk up to you
And say something, anything

From a distance, I feel
A strong sense of longing
Of the friendship I had lost
Over the course of time

From a distance, I learn
That you remind me of the boy
Who made me full of happiness
All of those years ago

From a distance, I miss
The way you made me smile
And not make me feel so alone
In this ugly, too-large world

From a distance, you are
The one thing I'm afraid of
The one thing I miss deeply
The one thing that helps me go on

The one thing that gives me hope.