The Shortest Distance

are a funny thing.
One second,
they're in sight, within reach,
so close you can nearly touch them.
Then all of a sudden,
they're farther away
than ever before.
My dream
isn't to be famous,
isn't to be the best,
isn't to take over the world.
I want to be heard. I want
to write.
I want to own a bakery,
strange as it sounds.