The stars

Smiled upon us,

As if they knew we’d

Soon join them.

I’d never seen

The stars, until the

Night you introduced

Me to them.

I counted–

One, two

Three, four

Hundred billion.

You gave me

The stars,

Then promised

Me the world.

You promised me

Eternity, but

showed up

Empty-handed.

Now we

Return to the sky,

Enveloped in

A cold embrace.

Not as lovers

Or enemies,

But as

Nothing.