See You in a Week

We video chatted tonight
Across 3,000 miles,
Reassuring each other
That we would see each
Other in person in just
A week from tonight.
It is our way of making
Our separation pass
More quickly though we
Know it will be months,
A week at a time seems
Easier to bear for us.
We tell each other how
Much we miss each other’s
Touch, embrace, caress.
It feels strange not to
Be by her side to share
A meal, a couch, a bed.
We smile and laugh to
See each other video
Chatting making our
Solitude less harsh,
If only for a few
Minutes waiting
For our next
Conversation.
We miss us so.