By: Kristen O’Connor

My heart is tied

with ribbons

that reach out

and weave

into yours

Tethered to you,

my rock,

for without you

it would float

far away

It would burst

in the atmosphere

lost amongst the

vast darkness of an

uncharted universe 

Wandering aimlessly

alone,

lured in 

by the glimmer

of false stars

Only to be

seared by  

their flames,

charred by their

furious blaze

Fragments of myself

drifting in zero gravity

searching

empty planets

and abandoned moons

Seeking the feeling

of home and a

single taste of the

sweetness of

your love

You are my anchor

my home planet.

With you

I do not need to drift

endlessly in space

For I can taste

every galaxy

in your

beautiful

everlasting kiss

I can see

billions of

dancing stars

twinkling

in your eyes

I can feel the warmth

of the grandest suns

laying in your arms

and beating

in your chest

You are the

only universe

I wish to explore

for the rest of every

life I shall live

You are the lifeline

that rescues me from

being enveloped

by all of life’s

endless black holes

You are my supernova,

the radiant light

that illuminates every

corner of my universe with our eternal love