The space between stars is best described as longing

Two dazzling figures, close but never touching

Knowing that if they do, they’ll burn too bright

An all consuming love that alights

At first offering warmth and glow

And then

Breathtaking

Overpowering

Extinguishing

The stars consumed by their own want and need for each other

Kept apart by the distance between

For their own good

So that they may each shine brightly

For themselves

And for others

The space between stars is best described as longing

For even celestial beings can’t always get what they want