closer to kim than you

closer to kim than you
closer to nails than fingertips
closer to fire than oxygen
closer to life than breath and heartbeat

closer to stars than night
closer to words than silence
closer to skin than flesh
closer to spring than wind and rain

closer to slave than master

is longing to the lonely
prayer to the destitute
father to daughter
wife to husband
life to death
man to god
hope to love

the heart of another beating in your chest