The Distance Is Nearsighted

I've only been away a week ago
I left my house, my hometown
Is a photograph
My mouth quits, clicks
No noise pollution outside
Every airport parking drive around
Around circles under eyes
Language class texts don't speak
The distance is near-sighted
And how far away is calculated in days
And the distance gets near-sighted
'Til the far away extends out, expires and dies
Softly whispered schedule of movements
From a space, a placemat
Organizing file folders
Getting bigger, thicker
Accents start to swell
Slowly outwards towards the shore
I'm connecting dots where buildings grow up
Fuckin' rot to dust
The distance is near-sighted
And how far away is calculated in days
And the distance gets near-sighted
'Til the far away extends out, expires and dies
A slow hour turns and passes away
Aways, always in the air
Travel show the proof of miles flown into weightless sea
I see the world won't stop moving
A loop in static still
Nights vanish, sleep is a dream where
The distance is near-sighted
And how far away is calculated in days
And the distance gets near-sighted
'Til the far away extends out, expires and dies