I See The Green, But Where Are You?

"When I was young, you were my sun.
Now you are a distant star, seen seldom,
never heard from, and moving even farther away;
I cannot even see the red shift."

Your picture causes tears;
the one in my mind had faded.

When I was young, you were my sun.
Now you are a distant star, seen seldom,
never heard from, and moving even farther away;
I cannot even see the red shift.

Could I build a telescope or
construct my own Enterprise
for you to shine on me?

I followed you, you followed me and
then our time together ended.
You went where I couldn’t go;
I didn’t even hear your "I do."
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The Collected Chaff, v. 1.0