disarming (and in the night he sought to hear that it's safe here & he

[taintedreams]

as it should
i stopped my journey here
and finally professed
that this place is much too big
as any place should be
and forever disarming
that my wingspan is only so long
my fingers spread so wide
that i may never know you
& i may never unearth his spirit
and perhaps i'm finally
willing to know
that there's no such thing
as empty space