Stars Sing Louder When I’m with You 

Space has no voice,
no light.
The cosmos:
a cathedral
with no choir.

But I hear the galaxies

sing,

a medley of choruses
all at the same time,
with you by
my side.

You shatter
the emptiness.

You shatter
the quiet.

Until voices
rise above
each other,
harmonizing
in a familiar melody,
closing
the space
between
the stars
and the sky.

And 
when you are near,
even silence 
aches
with sweetness.

The void bends closer,
as if it wants
to listen
to your sound.

Your voice
outshines constellations.
Your breath
writes comets.
Every glance
becomes gravity,
pulling me deeper
than black holes
ever could.

Without you,
the heavens
are cold stone.

With you,
they burn alive,
and I long
for nothing more
than to orbit
this endless night
with you
forever
the music
and in the silence.