To confess that I miss you is to admit that we are bound.
To recognize that the 1,548 miles between us
are threads that traverse mountains and plains and tether us together
pulling us close in a tight embrace
It’s to temporarily suspend time and space to acknowledge a closeness that distance doesn’t permit
To keep you alive within me
An immediacy that keeps my skin sensitive to your warmth
to your vanilla scent
the smoothness of your shoulders
and caresses
I miss you
the way i love early mornings and late nights in Centro Histórico
the way I love the coolness of advancing dusk on my skin
the way I love the smell of lemon trees in my hair
the dancing
the music
all that is
life
When I say I miss you I suddenly become aware
that what I am really saying is that I love you
That I wish happiness and presence upon you
To encourage you to love and celebrate where you are
To remind myself to be grateful and alive where I am
Far apart and still thriving
Displaced but rooted
Separate and fully alive
Decir te extraño
es decir te pienso
te quiero
Es decir que me quiero a mi misma
reconocer que me alimentas
mi haces más viva
Es reconocer que en cuanto más te extraño
más siento amor por la vida
por mi entorno
y lo que esta en mi
I miss you
because I love myself
