By Maggie West
Submitted by insense82
Date: 2004 Nov 01
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The Thousand Miles and a Song

"I'm leaving on a jetplane, don't know when I'll
be back again..."

Blast it! Why, of all the songs in the world, did the damn radio station have to play THAT?!? I threw my pen away, as if not wanting it back after a while. I have been away for so long now... how long ago did I last see him?

4 months and 21 days ago.
Yeah.
It's been so long.

I left him on the other side of the world, all because I chose to pursue my dreams because I could never fulfill them back home. In return for my success, he was the sacrifice. I sometimes think if it was really worth it, being away from him. I don't know if I should have waited until it was high time for him to be able to join me, but, opportunity never waited for anybody. It never owed anyone anything; goes on ahead if you ponder all the more as to what it had to offer, leaving you with nothing more than a passing glance. I knew I had to take it. All he could do was smile that "It's okay, go ahead" smile. It broke my heart. It shattered his.

I was roused from the trance when the song finally ended. The phone rang. "Hi honey, how have you been? I miss you."

I guess... I guess it's worth it.