If We Never Close the Gap

Dear Centauri,

If the gap never closes—

if you stay just a little too far
for my arms to reach—

I’ll still write.

Still hope.

Still name stars after the ache.

Not because I believe love should conquer distance.

But because I believe
love can live there,

quietly.

Beautifully.

Uninterrupted.

Always,

—Castor