a thousand miles to the east

it’d be a thousand miles to the east

and almost two thousand miles to the west

but I am willing to fly, drive, take a bus, or walk,

across those stretches of land

so that I can hug my partners

so that I can kiss them

and cuddle them

and just be with them

for any amount of time possible

a day, two days, a week, forever

I don’t care

because I am young

I am in love

and I don’t ever want this to end