balsambreath:

being with me
means sleeping
less than you are used to
means
feeling my eyelashes
moving against your cheek
when you are tired
but I am wide awake
with questions and no voice
means
watching turmoil bubble
beneath the surface of my face
because I
am easily confused
by things like your hand 
on my knee
and 
the words you say without thinking
it means
remembering
that you are kissing a galaxy
who would surrender all her stars to you
the second you asked her to
because she does not know
how to stop giving away her light
to people who will make no attempt
to keep it lit