Loving a person so much they become a cometYou’ve got stars in your hairOh, you who are so tangled in the universeEven that unfolding expanseIs not enough to hold all of this loveThere is so muchSpilling from my eyes Into the dirt at my feetRivers running into the sea-rjm

It’s a special blend of sadness One I have curated over the years Made from the soft fruit of your pain And the bitter rind that protects it Blended with the salt from my tears And the wisp of my breath when I die for you in the night Robust with all of the words…