Infinity

Soon we will be scattered. 

The universe is infinite, 

with billions and billions of stars

that shine bright enough to light up your eyes

from miles away. 

I can only see as far as the horizon,

a blurry line in the distance

that separates the ground from the sky.

Soon we'll be far away, 

too far to see each other's faces,

too far to hear each other laugh, 

or cry, or sing the songs 

that have become our soundtrack. 

We'll be scattered like the stars, 

and the thing about stars

is you can see them from afar

but they're always

out of reach. 

I've never seen the stars up close, 

but for the years I've known you, 

I have known a whole galaxy