A Road Runs thru' it

It’s an ordinary road,
With shops on both sides
and pavements bursting with people.

But it’s extraordinary,
For what I see is…
Not the teeming millions,
Or the colorful displays,
But you…
Those long walks, longer talks-
Thoughts, images and dreams.

As I move on,
It all comes back to me…
Winter evenings, made cozily warm,
By the cheer in your voice.
Rainy afternoons,
Refreshed by the circle of your arms.
Windy nights,
Made starry by the passion in your eyes.

It’s the road,
That stretches from my heart
To infinity and beyond;
To you…
Who is so far off.
Sometimes I see you;
Standing on the opposite pavement
So close; yet so far off;
Distanced by the snarling traffic
Of time and personal responsibilities.

And yet…
There are lanes and by lanes,
Where we meet,
Quietly without anyone’s knowledge
So desperate; so vulnerable
That I live from
One meeting to another
From one road-
To another