Name: Near and Far
Duration: P00H03M04S
Description: c. Spring 2016. Written in Urbana, IL immediately after a long-time friend left to go to their far away home

Near and Far

from Goodnights for Meadow by elizaBeth Simpson

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c. Spring 2016. Written in Urbana, IL immediately after a long-time friend left to go to their far away home

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When you are near, I know you’re near.
and when you are gone I know you’re gone.
So, when you’re near, please stay,
and when you’re gone, don’t be long.

It’s not the distance but the closeness that breaks my heart---
when you are here with me
and then we are so far apart.

We are two lifelines that make lines across this country---
As you go don’t you go on ever wondering what you mean to me:
you are my family.

There is a compass nestled here inside of me.
Where I go I know just how to return, like a book to the library---
we are family.

And we don’t need biology to know we are kindred souls: though we are each complete,
together we’re more than whole.
And remember what Joni said about papers and City Hall:
you know I’ve got your back even when the state house falls.

There is a myth about Hydra, whose wounds leave no scars---
that type of healing reminds me of ours,
when our tears plant new flowers
we have super powers.

There is a gold thread stretched between your anchor and mine---
it keeps us grounded, it shows where to fly and shows where to nest when we’re tired:
we are hard wired.

So, when you are near, I know you’re near,
and when you are gone I know you’re gone.
So, when you’re near, please stay,
and when you’re gone, don’t be long.

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from Goodnights for Meadow, released April 15, 2020
elizaBeth Simpson, vocals, guitar, and banjotar. Amanda Ramey, violin.

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elizaBeth Simpson Urbana, Illinois

elizaBeth has been a vocalist and guitarist since 1992. She is a cultural worker who specializes in collaborative projects with people who don't think they are creative, and is the founder of the We Wanna Woke Community Justice Street Choir.

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