He sprinkled glitter between the sheets of her bed and said;

“Now you can sleep among the stars.”

She woke cold, exhaling icy comet trails, and wishing she’d reminded him how empty space was; (wishing she’d remembered to tell him all she wanted was to sleep among his arms.)


_{. i'm sorry .}


She collected atoms and draped them over his shoulders in pearlescent strands until the shadows of his skin sweated starlight. Her eyelashes brushed against the flesh of his wrist as she shut out the sight of his empty eyes, her lips/mouth/heart kissing the white marble wave hiding the pulse in his arm. (a blistered thumb spanned the ravine, a pile of melted razors at her feet)

She whispered to his veins,

“Dear heroes of mine,
please,
be strong a little longer
and tell this to his heart

tell him,
tell him for me
that i brought him universes
infinity in the infinitesimal

tell him
i brought him
everything he has ever been to me.

tell him
it isn't better this way

tell him
I said
Please.Don't.Leave.”


_{i love you}