You and I and Stars

Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@nate_dumlao?utm_source=unsplash&#38;utm_medium=referral&#38;utm_content=creditCopyText">Nathan Dumlao</a> on <a href="https://zjppoetry.substack.com/s/photos/astronomer?utm_source=unsplash&#38;utm_medium=referral&#38;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a><br/><br/>after Ronni Davis'sWhen the Stars Lead To You<br/><br/>I cannot say that heaven will persistthe years to come; nor can our love endurethese machinations: we cannot resistthe forces of the universe, so pureand unforgiving; we are only dustinconsequential, hands in empty spacethat grasp impossibilities, love, lust,and every manner of misery, and grace.<br/><br/>It seems impossible to leave a mark;creation rarely yielding to our touch,these hearts that beat so futile in our chestsuntil this darkness sets. This life so starkthat passes in an avalanche, so muchuntil it isn't. Silence finally rests. <br/><br/>Get full access to Sonnets &c. at <a href="https://zjppoetry.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">zjppoetry.substack.com/subscribe</a>