Dear Orion, Tonight I Am Awake

Dear Orion,

Tonight I am awake while the world folds itself into quiet dreams. The sky is clear enough to see you - your belt, your silent watch, and I wonder if you notice me noticing you.

There’s a softness in the dark that makes my thoughts louder. Secrets I would never speak in daylight find their shape here, whispered only to you.

I am learning that I do not have to carry everything alone. That sometimes the weight I feel is only a memory pressing at my ribs. That the universe can hold what I cannot.

So tonight, I leave this letter drifting among your stars. Keep it safe for me, will you?

Tomorrow, I will wake and forget how vast I am. But tonight - tonight, under your quiet eyes, I remember.

Always watching, always whispering,

Me