It's like chasing the sun
Running across the horizon
Leaping over every sea and crevasse
All to attain that beauty that's forever captivating

Yet you realize, as time bleeds away
That no matter how long and hard you try
Despite the vast distances that you may traverse
You never get any closer

But will you ever give up?
Even when you have learned
That she is never attainable
And if you do reach her, will you not simply burn?

What then?
Shall it be the moon that you chase
Ensconced in elegant mystery
Or another starry gem that lies far beyond?

But inside you know
Never again shall anything be as bright
Or beguilingly warm

As the beautiful one you still love.