my heart my being
you inched to me in sleep
and laid your tiny head 
near hands to keep

soft your furry face
and i scritched and i soothed you
as you soothed me
choosing us in solitude

and the stars flew by
in crisscross flight
illuminating my heart
yours growing so bright

while the other burned
to darkness and a sadness
poignant simplicity
an exhale to flatness

moments between the other
somehow you knew
in wake and in slumber
you are my love true

i love you