SEPARATION

by Dawn Pisturino

Across the void of outer space

I reach for you

Calling your name

But emptiness answers

Cold and black

Stars stare icily

The old moon glows

And all the wonders of the universe

Should be ours forever

But our spirits soar to opposite ends

And all is hopelessly lost

Written for Stephen, June 13, 1988

Published in "American Poetry Anthology," 1988

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