the value of c.

nothing travels faster
than light; and we use this
to measure distances in the galaxy
because areas of darkness
are what allow us to form
the idea of constellations.

they say we are made of stars.
I knew this when I saw
the vulnerability of your
crooked shoulders, bearing
the weight of worlds
you did not ask for.

the universe is constantly
expanding. I wonder if this
means we race to fill its
edges by increasing our
spaces. each celestial
body has an effect of gravity.

I knew this when you drew me
into an orbit- starting
revolutions where I knew
I would not always be
facing your light
but I would be sure
it was always there.

I have always believed
the universe is trying
to pull itself back together
after its unintentional
creation; your value is not
lessened just because you
know you are an accident.

Nothing travels faster
than light. You did not
come to me as an instant-
we were a collection of
satellites, learning
the push and pull of
the collision of your
waves, as a response
to all this lunacy.

I do not know how to measure
the circumference of my paths
around you - all I can hope
is that this darkness is not
constant, that we are not
just another constellation:

because they say there is nothing
that travels faster than light.