Just Beyond

Sometime you get to see things

Right up front

Clear as day

And you’re sure it’s real

But then you step away

Time passes

And what seemed so real

May have just been a passing fancy

And how do you know-

Distance can create hurdles

Not insurmountable

But still a necessary detail to deal with

And then it becomes-

Just beyond

Just beyond your reach

Just beyond your memory

But what seemed real

Can live beyond it all

Because what you experience

Is always real to you

And that reality is truly all that matters.