timing

sometimes
we fall in love
when we shouldn’t

sometimes
we should fall in love
and don’t

sometimes
we find ourselves
in love
while each of us
are standing
on two tectonic plates
which insist
on continuing
to drift
apart

sometimes
we wish
we could have
brushed against
each other
a little
longer
but

in those cases
no amount of time
would ever
be quite
enough

and we just think

i was lucky
once
yes
once
i was
very
very
lucky.