So here we lie

under the stars

you are talking 

and I am gazing up

I can hear you

and your voice is like waves crashing

as I watch the stars

beautiful stars

"we never see stars like this in the city"

I breathe

"no"

you whisper

"we don't"

suddenly it's silent

and it's just you and me

under the stars

underwhelming

and overwhelming

in its enormity

and in how minuscule we are

all of our problems seemed so small in that moment

of sheer, breathtaking awe

under the stars.