a hard day’s night

shockingly i realize (again) that time is my greatest enemy. the impact seconds and minutes have made on friendships, bonds with lovers, my body, so many things. a minute ago my life streched out before me with days, no decades of possibility. an hour ago (it seems) they were right here next to me, laughing timelessly, loving endlessly, silences smearing suitably into endless amounts of minutes like pocket change. i didn’t realize how valuable those moments were, even as they clinked like thirty pieces of silver onto the stone floor. and now, my kingdom for an hour. precious they were, a heartbeat ago, forever.