The Light Holds the Space Between

The silence between two bodies in the same bed can feel like an ocean. You lie there, listening to a rhythm that used to be familiar, now sounding like a stranger's breath.

The hollow ache of being so close and yet so far away is a specific kind of darkness. It makes you wonder if the light has finally gone out between you.

But the light does not depend on your closeness. It does not depend on their awareness of you.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world — and it is here, in this quiet room, even now. It shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

The space between you is not empty. It is filled with a presence that knows you both better than you know yourselves.

You are not alone in this hollow. The light is holding the space until the morning comes.