53 Hours

53 hours to introduced me to your life.
53 hours to be impressed by your values.
53 hours to be moved by your honesty.
53 hours to be hypnotized by your smile.
53 hours during which time everything went right.

53 hours to share in your heartache.
53 hours to watch you fight through your pain.
53 hours to see the emotions wear on your sleeve.
53 hours to hear how you fight off life’s heavy burdens.
53 hours during which time everything went right.

53 hours for my initial gaze to turn into something far, far more.
53 hours for your melodic laugh to find a permanent spot in my restless soul.
53 hours to realize you can have a conversation about anything.
53 hours to see how energetic, fun, caring, relatable, beautiful, and kind you are.
53 hours during which time everything went right.

53 hours to remember again what it feels like to dream.
53 hours for me to abandon the need to protect myself first.
53 hours to want something; to want something so badly.
53 hours and I think I may have fallen in love.
53 hours during which time everything went right.

53 hours but now it’s time to say goodbye.
53 hours and, wow, how I will miss you.
53 hours spent with you that I’ll remember forever.
53 hours during which time everything went right.
But only 53 seconds for me to know that I wanted this to be real.