Written in the Stars

I knew you before I knew your face, before time folded into this place.

Through lifetimes woven in gold and fire, two sparks learning the shape of

desire. I felt you echo inside my chest, every ending,

every test. Even when the night felt endless and long, your name was

humming in every song. We walked alone so we could remember

what it means to stand as our own flame, not half of a soul,

not chasing the mirror, but whole before we say each other's name.

It was written in the stars, not carved in pain, not bound by