Space

I've met people trapped in crowds,
Who think that "space" means you are alone
Who find their silence is too deafening
To spend much time on their own. 
They ask how i can hear the whispers
If i stand back from the crowd.
But surely whispers are drowned out
When where you're standing is so loud?
If all you see of those around you,
Is the back of someone's head. 
Dont you think the bigger picture
Would mean so much instead?
Just like you can't find constellations
By looking at just one star,
Somethings the world does not make sense
Until you watch from afar. 
Space does not mean your empty
It just means you've room to grow
It doesnt mean you must be lonely
For there is more people you can know
Because the space between two beats
Just shows you have a working heart
And its the only way to tell if youre apart or a part. 

-Erin Hanson