Star

midnights like these inspire mischief
the cold kisses my cheeks and I am smiling
I remember these
are the same sidewalks we once walked together
I remember
the tired warmth of your smile
as you looked up at the stars
you couldn't believe
how many there were
I remember that static summer storm that contained us
and how
to our eyes
the stars were weeping, I wonder now
were they weeping for us?
I used to wonder why
I didn't kiss you beneath that star drunk sky
I realize now
it was not because I did not love you
it was because
my heart did not belong
in your heart
our hearts merely knew one another
and at the time, for both of us
that was enough
tonight, I look at the stars, and they are gone
I look beside me, and you are gone
I smile still, knowing you
are somewhere
still burning, that same quiet flicker
shining infinitely
like a star