there are galaxies

separating you and me,

but it's only you

i long to see.

time and space

are my newfound

enemies

and i'm afraid

that they cannot be beat.

you were once a neighboring

planet yet now you are

light years away

and i'm afraid

that this may never change.

i don't know if you miss me

and there's no way for me

to ask and even if there was

i would be fearing your answer.

we were the perfect star

together

and perhaps that is why

we had our supernova...

i lay shattered,

galaxies away

and i can't help but wonder

if you

are shattered too.

we figure out

how it works-

move with the waves

and crash into each other,

let our lips

ebb and flow

if our skin is the shore.

give each other oceans

and more.

we sin with ease

and no regrets-

not even the bruises

on our chests,

not even the wood creaking

a little too loud.

2:40 a.m.

a bump on my shoulder-

you come under the covers

with tears in your eyes-

you're not going crazy,

i tell you,

you're just tired-

my arm wrapped tight around you

says more than my words ever could.

-sleep swallows us whole-

9:13 a.m.

our shirts on the floor

but still wanting more-

we move in time

with the drumbeats

under our skin.

between shattered respirations

you apologize

for last night

but you don't understand-

i will always be here for you

again and again.