You were everything I wanted to be
and in your faith I became more than I was
my sun set in your eyes
and I slept, finally content
under the moonlight of your smile

the joy you brought filled my heart
with words I never knew existed
and my soul played music
I never thought I could write

Your love showed me a neverending sky
and taught me it was mine to have
I could hold as many stars as I wanted, you said
as your fingers traced a constellation's path
across my belly

And now as i hear the door close behind you,
my fingers slip inside my pocket
to feel a handful of stars
i clutch them tightly
so they aren't melted by the salt in my tears.

I would have told you how I felt.
But I thought you knew.