catching up.
"& I will sit here and wait for a bridge
to be built to cross this river."
"I will sit here
"but the pylons have yet to be driven.
what's more, they've yet to be built.
you are 1,000 miles off."
until this river
dries up."
"I will sit here
"but the rains have just begun
and the sun won't be seen for years.
you are 1,000 miles off."
until the winds blow
and I am carried
to the other side."
"I will sit here
"but the winds haven't been
down these roads
since the dustbowl and
no one in this town has a fan.
you are 1,000 miles off."
until a ferry
comes my way."
"I will sit here
"but the ferry sank
and the shipyards
have moved to
the ocean's sides.
you are 1,000 miles off."
until the river freezes
and then I will walk
to the other shore."
"I will sit here until you sit beside me."
"but the water won't
lay still enough
to catch a cold.
you are 1,000 miles off."
"here I am.
would you like some tea?"
