I knew that would be the last time I would ever see you again;

 

An interlocking of mouths that felt like time stopped and vertigo set in

 

motion, through vast, endless space 

 

Two astronauts drifting together through the abyss—

 

gripping each other’s gloved phalanges 

 

Inching closer to the sun 

 

Only to burn in the light 

 

And return to darkness 

 

Cold

 

and alone