FOREVER

I wanted to distill

the essence of the world and

contain it in a bottle so

the sweetness,

that fades upon possession,

would never leave me.

I picked and chose

bits I deemed important and

threw away the rest.

What I didn’t know is that

the rest gives the bit its meaning.

Now,

this knowledge

springs from my being like

a shoot from a plant.

I realize that

forever requires

a gentle embrace.

-For “One Shot Wednesday” at http://onestoppoetry.com/