How do you tell them
how your heart aches to see them,
be near them, hear their story
and of the expansive burst in your chest
you feel the moment you see them?

When you say
“I’ve missed you”
or “It’s so good to see you”
do they also hear the words you want to say
but don’t?

Sometimes words cannot do justice
the bodily sensations of love and longing,
you know it by feeling
and hope they feel it too.