teeth

tracing

today, I thought

I thought of endless nights

nights where the sky was a deep blue ink

and the stars, like small spheres made of art

I thought of us

I thought of breathing in the scent of you

I thought of tracing the tiny scar I found on your lip

and then tracing the galaxies with our love

and I thought

I could trace the same galaxies in your eyes because

earth is so small compared to our souls

I thought of us

I thought of how my heart plays a song when I think of

your name and I thought of you

and only you because

I traced your name on my skin in deep blue ink

the color of the midnight sky

I thought of us

tracing the silver of the stars inside our souls

and the earth's solid warmth

the scars we share

tracing

the universe with the tips of our fingers

children fingerpainting

honest, innocent, sincere

I thought of jumping off and falling into

the midnight sky

with your hand in mine and mine in yours

promise me you think of me, too

because I always think about you