We sit across from each other
Our greetings turned into conversation
And our personalities blend
With the gold that glossed the marble
Of a table within a room
Where the clouds reach down
To cover the bright lights in the palace
And to spread their shine with a reminder
That when we feel we're not as high
We can hug the stars
We can touch the dark
And brush our fingertips
Into a silked painting
That we crafted ourselves
I'm so happy to see you again
The stars shine brighter when we're together
But they wouldn't be there
If you weren't here to begin with
The lights have already faded
Not from the clouds
But from your eyes
Gazing into mine
Where I find a new universe
Deep within the pupils
A void so dark the light could never shine
And the beauty of nothing
A great blue shadow
Reflecting from the brightest star
The center of existence
Circling within your irises
This is really you, isn't it?
Not a mask, not a lie.
Do I believe you
Or can I believe myself
For my eyes aren't like yours
They hold the moon
When the sun isn't there to find it
My gravity drifting off
My reality missing
Because there is no reality
When you aren't within it