foreshortened

i didn't

get enough

time out

of you.

but it was

my own

fault.

i expected

for things

not to

last forever,

but to last

long enough.

long enough

that i

could ignore

you for

just a little

while longer.

i didn't

realize your

worth,

diamonds

and

pearls

and

rubies.

my vision

was fogged up

because i

thought what

i needed

was more

important.

turns out what i needed was you.