Starlit Silence

Raindrops slow like a heartbeat on the windowpane.

City lights like constellations in a gentle rain.

You and I tracing maps of tide lines on our palms.

The thunder left a hush holding its calm.

We step about where the pavement glows with the afterlight.

Stillness folds around us, warm as a borrowed night.

Hold my hand, feel the quiet pulse underneath.

Every breath's a promise, every small step is