Priorities

It's quite funny
How some things we don't hold on to.
We wish them away.
We dread the thought of another day,
making countdowns til the end...
because these things never really mattered to us in the first place.
They were necessities,
stepping stones to where we were headed.

And yet...

Other things that are important are cherished.
Every moment is a gift;
I unfortunately had to learn this a long time ago.
Wishing for even a minute of it back,
Drawing out every moment,
Nurturing it like a child cupping her hands around a tiny flame,
Holding onto every last moment before the fire burns out.

So the saying goes...
"You do not truly know great love until you know great loss".
I believe this is true.
Loss also comes in many forms.

And yet...
I still believe I have much to learn.