Between You and Me

There is a space

Between me and you

Yet we are told,

If we love we shall be one

A single whole, complete

Forgive me, if

I’m not so sure

I want to be a single whole

I know the norm is,

I should leave and cleave

I’m sorry.

I can leave but

Cannot cleave.

Perhaps it’s my fault

I like this space

Between me and you

In this space

I know where you start

And where I stop

The boundaries are clear

But if we’re one?

Enmeshed, entangled

Brittle reflection of a whole

Reflecting you

You’re my reflection

Reflected back to me

You see, I like the space

Between you and me

I want to see you and me

I do not want to be

A reflection of a mirrored image of me

I like this space between you and me

For mystery needs some space

And in this place

I see you

I see your mystery

So while you may want to be

My one, enmeshed and only one

I’ll keep this space between us

This space where I can see

The mystery of you and me