Distant

The stars seem distant
Tonight.
More so
Than measured
By light years.

It seems
A wall
A barrier
Has fallen.

It seems
The hollow crash
Of a gate
Has closed.
The heavens
Are iron
The stars
Brass.

This is illusion.

Nothing has changed.
Heaven is intact.

But within my heart
A chill
Has set.
A frost
Has fallen.

The stars seem distant
Tonight.