“Distant Trains”
Though miles apart, the same blood runs through our veins
On different tracks, we wave, riding gracious trains
A big brother and a little sister, two branches on the family tree
Through time and space, you linger in my memory
Images of you from childhood wane
Faded pictures lovingly explain
A Christmas wish book and a Santa story
A moment in time, but not transitory
Because no matter the miles, our blood is the same
Idolized, a big brother contains
The wisdom and sweetness of reverie
Looking up to a you, a brotherly apogee
Distant the miles, but our blood is the same
We took separate paths, but love remains
Older, you spent your life far from me
Pursuing your dreams separately
Though through the miles, our blood remains
But on different tracks, we wave, riding distant trains
We smile wistfully
Sharing a memory
At times, we gather to reminisce, too often in pain
Through time and distance, love is the chain
In sorrow, we pull together as family
In joy, we share transiently
Because the same blood runs through our veins
And we’re never gone so long as to constrain
The feelings between you and me
Two branches on the family tree
Though miles apart, blood sustains
And on different tracks, riding distant trains
We smile and wave wistfully
Sharing the same sweet memories–Christina Knowles
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