MILES APART

BY LUIS RODRIGUEZ

The NEAR and FAR cards were printed by Cumbersome Multiples Press on a 1926 Chandler & Price letterpress using antique wooden type. PonyXpress writers wrote a response to the word on the card. The cards were passed and the next writers used the prompt to write on the back.

We’re miles apart … We’re miles apart …

“How good is dad from here?”
“You’ve been gone so many years”
I swear daily I hear
The devils whisper in my ear.

No, I can’t hold you when you’re scared.
No, I can’t turn the hands of time.
No, I can’t wipe away the tears.
When that first boy breaks your heart.

But I promise I’ll make a visit,
Every birthday and every Christmas.
I’ll always listen. It’s such a blessing
To be in your life …

We’re miles apart…
But when I close my eyes, I can feel you … in my arms.
We’re miles apart
But we share a laugh on the phone we’re … close at heart. | LR

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EOCI contributers:
Ian Lohrman, Chris Ainsworth, Phillip Luna, Luis Rodriguez, and Kurtis Thompson.