{"s1l1":"I love people","s1l2":"and I love, love.","s2l1":"My heart doesn’t fill up like a bowl.","s2l2":"It expands like a universe without end.","s3l1":"Filled with stars","s3l2":"brightening the night sky.","s4l1":"Maybe what we see","s4l2":"is what we are.","s5l1":"Maybe I am a universe.","s5l2":"Maybe you are one too.","s6l1":"Maybe I’m a star in yours.","s6l2":"You are one in mine.","s7l1":"Shining brightly.","s7l2":"Distantly.","s8l1":"Star gazing","s8l2":"Love’s sparkles.","s9l1":"We reach for both.","s9l2":"Our fingertips extend","s10l1":"But never touch.","seoTitle":"Starlight — A Poem on Love, Distance, and the Universe Within by Pemba Umoja","seoDescription":"A contemplative poem on love as expansion — each heart a universe of stars, reaching across the distance between them. By Pemba Umoja.","keywords":"starlight poem, poem about love and distance, universe poem, contemplative love poem, Pemba Umoja poems"}