Lighthouse

We are
two ships
passing in the sun
seeing each other and wishing we could have exactly what we want

every time I look at you and you don't look back
with the same passion
the same intensity
mirroring me
my heart sinks

Then one day I stopped looking
my heart stayed in place
and I realized I could feel how I feel
and not have you in my eye space

I realized I could love you from a safe distance
far enough to keep the pain at bay
far enough to be present for my next journey

I love you
but from over here.