The Space Between

Sometimes I think I could drown in my head but then you come along and I hold on to you like a life raft. Sometimes I close my eyes and when I open them, it’s still dark. But right now, there’s a flicker of a flame. A flicker of hope. Because a minute ago we were nothing, now we are everything. We are air, we are water, we are light and we are fire.

And I hope our fire doesn’t burn out.

The world could decide to disappear but I would want to enter space forever holding your hand. And when the countdown begins, I would hold your hand and all I would need is that touch. That static electricity. I would take a deep breath and disappear into the galaxy with you. I don’t want to be a lonely star, no. I want to be that shared space in between. That beautiful space that separates those isolated stars. I want to feel enveloped and accepted by the galaxy.

I want to feel safe in your arms.

I know a lot of things. I know that Venus is the brightest planet in the sky. I know that summer can make moments boil and vanish. I know that winter makes the sky freeze with memories. I know that you can’t trust birds with your secrets. I know that once anyone makes a wish on a lost star, they could be lost in the Milky Way forever. I know that sometimes when you smile, the sky just lights up and you make everyone feel infinite for eternity. I know you promised me that you’d follow me wherever my lightening decides to strike.

And I know that you’re the only one who can catch up.

You said once that I could start a hurricane on a cloudless day. You said once that I could be as beautiful and tragic as a summer storm. You said once that you loved the way I was always opening that delicate glass window to my heart. You said that you were sometimes scared that someone would break that glass. But when I gave you the key I knew you wouldn’t shatter me into a million diamonds. I just knew. I just trusted you. And you said that you wouldn’t let me down.

And you haven’t.

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