Gabcast! Dancing With Daisy #41 - Between Here and There
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Between Here and There
They got off on the wrong foot
Pushing buttons, yanking chains
Grabbing attention, claiming ground
Measuring losses, comparing gains
He stroked his beard
She ran her fingers through her hair
Not caring about the other
Because the distance was so great
Between here and there
But thoughts of him filled her fantasies
With each action, an opposite and equal reaction
He, very much impressed by her
Between them, a mutual magnetic attraction
He stroked his beard
She ran her fingers through her hair
But the distance was overwhelming
Between here and there
They didn't always agree
They made each other think
They began sharing songs, poems, dreams
Much laughter, and once in a while, a wink
He stroked his beard
She ran her fingers through her hair
Was it really, really THAT far?
Between here and there?
She imagined how things might be
If they weren't already the way that they are
If time and circumstance hadn't filled the pages
Would the distance be so far?
If only dreams were allowed to just be
No resulting consequences to pay
No expectations to meet, no judgments to fear,
No preconceived notions to get in the way
Would fate, then, allow them to meet?
To bridge the gap of time and space
To be together, to share the joy
Of seeing the smile on the other's face?
She stroked his beard
He ran his fingers through her hair
There was no longer any distance
Between here and there
Pushing buttons, yanking chains
Grabbing attention, claiming ground
Measuring losses, comparing gains
He stroked his beard
She ran her fingers through her hair
Not caring about the other
Because the distance was so great
Between here and there
But thoughts of him filled her fantasies
With each action, an opposite and equal reaction
He, very much impressed by her
Between them, a mutual magnetic attraction
He stroked his beard
She ran her fingers through her hair
But the distance was overwhelming
Between here and there
They didn't always agree
They made each other think
They began sharing songs, poems, dreams
Much laughter, and once in a while, a wink
He stroked his beard
She ran her fingers through her hair
Was it really, really THAT far?
Between here and there?
She imagined how things might be
If they weren't already the way that they are
If time and circumstance hadn't filled the pages
Would the distance be so far?
If only dreams were allowed to just be
No resulting consequences to pay
No expectations to meet, no judgments to fear,
No preconceived notions to get in the way
Would fate, then, allow them to meet?
To bridge the gap of time and space
To be together, to share the joy
Of seeing the smile on the other's face?
She stroked his beard
He ran his fingers through her hair
There was no longer any distance
Between here and there
