Distance

Distance is safe,
it keeps you from facing things
that show you made mistakes.
Distance insulates,
wrapping you in your perfect new world.
Distance protects you from your past,
the wrongs you did to others.
Distance a guilt-free zone,
where those that wept can be forgotten.
Distance is perfect
a step away, a pretentious new beginning.
Distance a hiding place,
where you can pretend that this time
is what you wanted.
Distance is a drug,
you can take to forget everything
that happened before.
Distance is a lie,
told only to yourself,
we can see what you intend.
Distance is a illusion
a magicians trick.

Distance is a mistake,
continuing a life
that hides the truth.
Distance a dream,
but no matter how far you run
the past is always there.