unrelentless

if i were
there would you see
the tears in my eyes
as i struggle to keep them
in

if i were
there would you hear
the gasp from my mouth
silent from not having been
emitted

if you were
here would you dare
to reach out for my hands
as though as it were the end of the
world

if we were
here together would we
be able to withstand these
unrelentless waves of
separation