We were close

We were close.
In my mind, in my heart, in my soul.

So close...
We looked out for one another.
We felt each other's pain and joy.

Along the way,
we started walking on eggshells,
walking on needles,
on glass.

But the times
we walked on pillows
kept us in the past.

In a dream,
in a place we never knew
for real. 

We still go back there all the time,
wishing to believe.

That we are close...
So close.

Carmen Colombo
2005