each presence is a short one
so we agree to ourselves to never be done
we grip hard to every commitment we make to one another
knowing not to throw away a random photo from a random day
because it could be the last we spend together
each year that passes has its own unique flavor that we’ll never taste again
repetition is a gift
to resist the temptation of
because if all you hope for is preparation
before every conversation you ever have
than you’re just prey, lying in wait
for a soul crushing revelation to hit you
don’t waste you're precious time wishing for a trait that will only bring you pain
i’m asking you to imagine when you’re gone
because in that moment of gone-ness
it will dawn
that you were only here for
zero point zero zero zero billionths of a universe second
yet you meant the universe