Did you know that there are more stars in the sky 
than grains of sand on the entire planet 
and that I would give you either one if you merely asked. 
Build the night from the sky’s skin, like the rind of an orange; 
or ask God if I could borrow the breeze for just a moment 
and blow the shoreline of every beach 
into a giant hour glass made just for us 
and say, “this is how long I will adore the things about you that no one else even notices…