my heart beats
silently
against the confines
of the
stars.
no longer
searching.
no longer
pleading.
no longer
longing.
only wandering.
only waiting.
only there.
the universe sways
and
pounds
as waves might
cascading into the
crashing hope
of my waking dreams.
my heart beats
softly
against your
hands.
no longer battered.
no longer beaten.
no longer broken.
only bruised.
only bent.
only beating.