the space in between

attempting to hold all that exists in that place

we are almost touching

our mouths hover very close

this thing that we are creating

it is forever on our tongues

there is something within you that causes me to just sigh my breath and wonder

my eyelids fall

the air that passes between us is electric and alive even though we believe we are not

fluid and graceful

the universe and all it’s particles are aflame

we are surrounded

the first atoms to spring hot from this small void

whispered us their secret

no one else knows this

only you and i

the big bang in reverse:
illuminating as we grow younger and warmer
agitated
dense
lights flipping on
flashing
going dark
blinking in and out
reconfiguring

cast your rays upon me and help me hold on

the binary stars
orbiting bodies
burning and immense
the first light occurs across the service of your faint complexion,
your golden hair glowing

this is happening now and i swear to you i will not turn away

when the rest of our physical being is washed and withered away this light that once shone upon us will still illuminate

time is here
this has happened

the atomic weight of love