Across Oceans, Into You

When I think of you,

the distance between us melts,

oceans shrink,

and the sky bends closer

to hear the whisper of your name

on my breath.

You mend parts of me

I never knew were broken—

with every laugh, every quiet moment

where we exist together

on opposite sides of the earth

but still feel like home.

Sometimes I wonder

how my hands would feel

on the softness of your skin,

if they could memorize the lines of you

I’ve only traced in my mind.

You,

with your tenderness,

your warmth that wraps around my cold edges

and breathes life into them,

I feel your love—

pulsing like a star,

even when you’re so far away.

How is it possible

that a love like ours

reaches through space,

through time,

and holds me

when you’re not even here?