Somersaults

Stars shine empty in this dark night
Arms outstretched to the ghostly moon
Hoping to reach far enough to grab ahold,
To something, anything that I know we both share.

You are m i l e s a w a y ,
Surrounded three sixty by murky waters,
But you’ve never left your original place;
Home sweet home in this aching chest
Beating, and broken, but my heart never rests.
Infinite, it drums on, to the rhythm of your laughter,
Doing somersaults at the sight of your smile,
Bare, cracking, and cold when you’re so f a r.

I hope when you look at the moon tonight,
You’ll see me holding tight amongst the stars,
And smile and laugh to the beat of my heart
As through the night sky we both do somersaults.