like two rivers
finding the same ocean
after carving
through different stone
we recognized the salt
in each other’s wounds
your silence fit against mine
like a door finally closing
against the wind
there are connections
that shine brightly
and then there is this
roots growing
beneath the surface
braiding in the dark
holding even when
the world above us shifts
I do not just feel you
I know you
in the quiet place
where my heartbeat
says your name
without needing sound