I Want to Love You, Free

Dear Centauri,

I want you to have peace.

That kind that settles in the bones
when no one’s watching.

Even if that peace never leads you back to me.

I’d rather love you from a respectful distance
than ever be the reason you lose your calm.

This isn’t a chase.

This is a light left on,
not a rope tied to your wrist.

If you never return,
I’ll still hold space
like you were sacred.

Because you are.

I want to be the one who loves you Always,

Castor