It doesn’t take long to miss her now
It used to take longer
When I was used to it
A thousand miles between us
And weeks at a time
I was so busy
And the diesel engine so loud
Missing her didn’t even occur to me until my work boots were off
And the night was too quiet
In whatever flophouse motel I found on the road
But now it is different
I see her every day
I lay by her every night
As I will be moments from now
If more than twenty miles separates us
It is a rare occurrence
After but a few hours away
I feel the longing
Because it doesn’t take long to miss her now
Luke Austin Daugherty-
Originally typed on a Smith Corona Super Sterling typewriter at 3:38 a.m.
Copyright 2014
