What distance teaches you

distance doesn’t make the
heart grow fonder in every case,
sometimes, it’s the end.

the end that ushers
the start of anguish, disdain, pain,
sometimes, it’s a sign

a sign that one cares
about another more than they
even know they do.

sometimes, it’s a gift.
leaving a person, place or thing
may be all you need.

Tomide Abdul