maps

i’d get in my car and i’d drive for days.

if days would bring me closer to where you would be.

and i’d get on my bike and i’d ride for miles.

if miles would let me hold you in my arms.

and i’d take a plane or a train or a car.

no matter where you were no matter how far.

id put on my shoes and id walk for years.

if years would make me feel your heart beat. 

if i could trace my fingers along a map.

trace my way to you and never look back.

if i could trace my way over interstates and highways.

trace my fingers along the page until they met your face.

trace my way past all the other cars.

trace my way to you no matter how far.

id follow my fingers till they met yours.

id follow the creases till im standing in your view.

i’d trace the creases that would lead me to you. 

if only my fingers could take me there.

if what i traced on this map would bring me where you are. 

 © nldm