in a past life, she was the stars and he was the boy that watched from below

he was born from the Galaxy

beautiful and bright

birthed within the heavens

sparks and embers soaring

from his bronze lips

as laughter bled from his mouth each chuckle

ricocheting off the stars

his bright dazzling eyes

more lustrous than

one-hundred and seventy six

moons combined

she was born from the world's core

grotesque and dreary

birthed within purgatory

roaming through doors

that led to lost dreams

and shattered ambition

her burnt fingertips traced

white walls that were

covered in old memories

that had fallen through

the cracks of someone's lips

reciprocated kisses

spouted a mixture of

fractured aspiration

and dimmed flames

the stories of their lives

fading into background noise

he loved her

and she loved him